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What French employers must pay and hand over at contract end: the solde de tout compte, the 6 month contest window, and the documents legally required.
How economic dismissal (licenciement économique) works in France: the four legal grounds, reclassification rules, PSE thresholds, and the CSP program.
Dismissal for gross misconduct (licenciement pour faute grave) in France: what pay it removes, the procedural deadlines, and who bears the burden of proof.
How German statutory annual leave works under § 3 BUrlG: the Werktage to Arbeitstage conversion, the six month Wartezeit, carry over and the 31 March deadline, the employer notice rules that stop leave lapsing, and when unused days can be paid out.
The three week deadline to file a Kündigungsschutzklage, what happens if you miss it, how the Güteverhandlung works, and why most cases settle rather than go to judgment.
What a Kündigung from your employer in Germany means: the three week deadline to challenge it, who the KSchG protects, and what to check first.
How a German Aufhebungsvertrag works, why it usually triggers a 12 week Sperrzeit on unemployment benefit, and what severance, tax and reference terms to settle before signing.
How German sick leave actually works: the six weeks of full pay under § 3 EFZG, the eAU and telephone certification rules, Krankengeld after that, and dismissal protection.
There is no general legal right to severance in Germany. How the § 1a KSchG 0.5 month per year convention, Sozialplan formulas, and the 2025 tax change actually work, with worked examples.
Elternzeit and Elterngeld explained: employer notice deadlines, dismissal protection, part time work rules, and the two stage 2024/2025 income cap.
German law caps overtime hours under the ArbZG but does not automatically require it to be paid. What the contract, a Betriebsvereinbarung or Tarifvertrag says decides whether Überstunden get paid, banked as time off, or absorbed by salary.
How German statutory notice periods actually work under § 622 BGB: four weeks for employees, a graduated scale up to seven months for employers, worked date examples, probation, and fristlose Kündigung.