Full Time Indefinite Term Employment Contract (Bilingual, Standard) (Germany) by Seedsummit

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The Seedsummit bilingual (German/English) Full Time Indefinite Term Employment Contract template comprehensively outlines the terms and conditions of employment, including job title, working hours, remuneration, vacation, non-compete obligations, confidentiality, and intellectual property. The template also includes provisions for termination and references relevant German labor laws.

Other names:Job ContractContract of EmploymentEmployment AgreementEmployee ContractStatement of Terms

Full Time Indefinite Term Employment Contract (Bilingual, Standard)

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Arbeitsvertrag / Employment Contract

zwischen / between

[company name], [company address], Deutschland / Germany

"Gesellschaft" / "Company" -

und / and

[employee name], [employee address], Deutschland / Germany

"Mitarbeiter" / "Employee" -

nachfolgend die Gesellschaft und der Mitarbeiter jeweils "Partei" und beide zusammen "Parteien" genannt / hereinafter the Company and the Employee each referred to as a "Party" and collectively the "Parties"

Aus Gründen der besseren Lesbarkeit wurde nur die männliche Form verwendet. Entsprechende Begriffe gelten für alle Geschlechter. Die verkürzte Sprachform hat nur redaktionelle Gründe und beinhaltet keine Wertung. / For better readability, only the masculine form has been used. Corresponding terms apply to all genders. The abbreviated form of language is for editorial reasons only and does not imply any valuation.

§ 1
Position, Arbeitsort

Section 1
Position, Place of Work

Der Mitarbeiter wird ab dem [effective date] als [job title] tätig. Der Arbeitsort des Mitarbeiters ist [workplace].

The job title should be as accurate as possible to satisfy requirements of the Documentation Act (Nachweisgesetz – NachwG).

The Employee will be employed as of [effective date] as [job title]. The Employee's place of work is [workplace].

The job title should be as accurate as possible to satisfy requirements of the Documentation Act (Nachweisgesetz – NachwG).

Die Gesellschaft kann dem Mitarbeiter jederzeit ein anderes, seinen Fähigkeiten und Qualifikationen entsprechendes, zumindest gleichwertiges Aufgaben- und Verantwortungsgebiet übertragen und ihn auch an einen anderen Ort versetzen, soweit ihm dies bei Abwägung seiner und der Interessen der Gesellschaft zumutbar ist.

The Company may at any time assign the Employee to a different, at least equivalent area of duties and responsibilities consistent with his abilities and qualifications and may also transfer him to another location, to the extent that this can reasonably be expected of him after weighing his interests and the Company's interests.

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