- Phase
- Civil Code
- Native name
- Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch
- Type
- Time off for job search
- Added to database
- 08 May 2015
Article
Civil code, § 629
Description
In case of dismissal or termination of a fixed-term contract, the employer has to agree to 'adequate' time off for the affected employee to search for new employment. The right applies to workers on a permanent and fixed-term contract, but not to casual workers and interns. The Civil Code does not specify any requirements regarding the time off for job search or its duration. In practice, the employee has to apply for time off for job search at least two days in advance and in written form. Specific information of the name of a potential employer does not have be be given. The employer is prohibited from asking the employee to use holidays for job search.
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Germany: Time off for job search, Restructuring legislation database, Dublin,
https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/legislationdb/time-off-for-job-search/germany