Employment in Germany

This document is principally concerned with labour law, industrial relations, pay, employment conditions and human resources management policies in the private sector in Germany. This Document is a guide to the main aspects of Employment in Germany. There are also other "IDS International Employment Guides". IDS also produces "International Employment Guides" on: France, India, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, and Spain. "IDS International Employment Guides" are intended to help personnel practitioners, and international employment specialists in trade unions, research organisations and public bodies understand both the broad sweep and detail of employment regulation in a range of important economies. In particular, they set out to provide an easy-to-understand and up-to-date guide to the essentials of employment law on: hiring, contracts of employment, termination of employment, regulation of industrial relations and collective bargaining. Other key areas are also covered. In addition to this, they draw together a wealth of material on: pay developments, working time and time-off, pensions and social security, and HR practice and policy on a range of central issues.