Employment Contracts and Salary Rules in Germany

Date*:

• Thursday, 28 May 2026 | 5–7 pm

* at the full hour

Target audience:
international students

Trainer:
Carolyn Litzbarski, Coach and Counselor (Karrierecoach München)

Language/Format:
The workshop organised by the Career Service at Georg-August University of Göttingen is being held online in English in collaboration with the Career Service at LUH.
 

Content:
Would you like to start your career in Germany but are not sure about the legal aspects? This course covers the various forms and specifications of employment contracts. In addition, the composition of the salary and the importance of job references will be explained. You will also have the opportunity to clarify your most important questions about these legal aspects of the German labour market.

Topics:

• Work contract (contents, fixed-term contract versus open ended contract, types of employment, rights and obligations of the employee and employer, working hours and vacation, probation period, termination of the contract and period of notice)
• Salary (components, gross and net income)
• Job references (structure and contents; opportunities and risks, how to read a job reference –hidden codes)
   

Credits:
No credit points can be credited for this workshop.
 

Registration

• via the online registration form
  Website of the Career Service at the University of Göttingen
   

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