Employment Law Guides in English

Clear answers for employees in Germany and Ireland: notice periods, dismissal, sick pay, annual leave and your rights at work. Honest and on your side.

Written for English-speaking employees. Pick your country above; your choice is remembered. The full collection of 20 guides on German labor law is also available in German.
馃嚛馃嚜 Germany 路 Leaving a job

Notice periods in Germany: the employee table under 搂 622 BGB

Which notice period applies to you, when your contract extends it and how to count the days correctly.

馃嚛馃嚜 Germany 路 Emergency

Fired in Germany: what to do in the first 3 weeks

The clock starts the day the letter arrives. Your step-by-step plan for the 21 days that decide everything.

馃嚛馃嚜 Germany 路 Reference letter

Arbeitszeugnis explained: German reference letter grades

"Stets bem眉ht" is not a compliment. The full translation table of Germany's coded reference language.

馃嚛馃嚜 Germany 路 Emergency

Aufhebungsvertrag: the termination agreement trap

Why you should never sign under pressure and how a 12-week benefit suspension can hit you.

馃嚛馃嚜 Germany 路 Your rights

Vacation days in Germany: your legal entitlement

How many days you are owed by law, how part-time is calculated and why your leave often cannot expire.

馃嚛馃嚜 Germany 路 Contract

German employment contract: 10 clauses to check before signing

The traffic-light list: which clauses are red flags, which you must understand, what may be missing.

馃嚛馃嚜 Germany 路 Emergency

Probation period in Germany: your rights during Probezeit

Two weeks notice, limited protection against dismissal: what still applies to you in the first months.

馃嚛馃嚜 Germany 路 Your rights

Overtime pay in Germany: when the blanket clause is invalid

"Overtime is included in the salary" is often unenforceable. What your extra hours are worth.

馃嚛馃嚜 Germany 路 Your rights

Sick leave in Germany: your rights, duties and 6 weeks full pay

When you need a sick note, what your boss may not ask and how continued pay works.

馃嚛馃嚜 Germany 路 Salary

Salary negotiation in Germany: arguments that work

The argument types that convince German managers and how to counter the standard objections.

馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland 路 Leaving a job

Notice periods in Ireland: the statutory minimum table

What the Minimum Notice Act guarantees you, how service length changes it and what your contract may add.

馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland 路 Emergency

Unfair dismissal in Ireland: your rights and the WRC

Who is protected, which dismissals are automatically unfair and how a WRC complaint works.

馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland 路 Your rights

Annual leave in Ireland: your statutory entitlement

Four working weeks minimum, the three calculation methods and what happens to leave when you resign.

馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland 路 Your rights

Sick pay in Ireland: statutory sick leave explained

What statutory sick pay covers, what your employer must top up and when Illness Benefit takes over.

馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland 路 Emergency

Redundancy in Ireland: how your payment is calculated

Two weeks per year plus a bonus week: your statutory entitlement, the weekly cap and a worked example.