I am offered an Engineering job in Bayern area, but since I'm not very familiar with convention/custom of German job contract, I have some doubt with the contract, namely:
- No overtime regulation clause (means they don't recognize overtime?)
- No bonus regulation clause (no bonus scheme/supplement at all, fixed payment?)
- No annual pay-rise clause (is it something one should negotiate later?)
- No healthcare clause (there is pension, though) (I have to take public insurance by myself as I am an non-EU national)
A basic check against http://ec.europa.eu/eures/main.jsp?lang=en&acro=living&catId=8270&parentId=7778&countryId=DE&langChanged=true (Employment contracts) seems to check out though, with some exception:
- name and address of the employee ( ✓ )
- name and address of the employer ( ✓ )
- place of work ( ✓ ) description of duties ( ✓ )
- date on which employment commenced ( ✓ )
- duration of probationary period ( ✓ )
- in the case of fixed-term contracts, duration of the contract( n/a)
- in the case of open-ended contracts, permissible termination
- date and required periods of notice ( ✓ )
- weekly or daily working hours ( ✓ )
- amount of remuneration and of any supplements ( ✓ - Only salary)
- timing and method of payment ( x no mention, is it ok?)
- leave allowance ( x - there is clause about allowed vacation in days, I believe it's paid leave)
- reference to collective agreements and to works and service agreements ( x )
Is this kind of condition is to be expected for a German contract? what should I be aware of?
The company itself is a medium sized company (80+ people) which is subsidiary of larger, multi-national company. In additio the salary is on slightly higher than the region average. (to give context about legitimacy)
I'm not sure what information/context I should add, feel free to suggest if some info are missing and I will update it immediately.