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Employment contracts can generally be freely agreed among employer and employee. However, the agreed contract terms must comply with the applicable employee protection rules. These are largely influenced by European Union (EU) law and labour court jurisprudence.
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The term “employee(s)” shall cover female and male employees, as far as not indicated differently.
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Morgenroth, S. (2018). Chapter 3 Employment Contracts and Further Legal Sources. In: Kirchner, J., Kremp, P., Magotsch, M. (eds) Key Aspects of German Employment and Labour Law. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55597-2_3
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