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Midijob and paid holidays

Dear Sir or Madam, I have been employed as a nanny for three children in a family for approximately three years. It is a contract in the mid-range (midijob). According to the contract, the weekly working hours are 10 hours. It was verbally agreed th...

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Explanation during company sale

The text is about a question in labor law. A small to medium-sized company is to be sold to a new owner. The current (still) owner is now presenting a declaration to his employees for signature, with the following content: "I declare myself willing ...

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entertainment

Hello, my partner has two children (5 and 7) from a previous relationship (not married). The children live with their mother near Aue, while we live near Munich for work reasons. This means she doesn't have any help from us in terms of daily care. H...

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Bullying, burnout, termination agreement

Hello, I urgently need your advice. I am permanently employed and my company is paying for my MBA studies for the next 2 years. For the past year, I have been systematically bullied by my supervisor. Unfortunately, there is no works council in my de...

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Change of ownership/Owner's own use/Repair plans

Hello dear lawyers, Since 01.11.2005, I have been renting a condominium, which has now been sold to a direct neighbor (same floor). The viewing was about 2 weeks ago, and the notification from the previous landlord stating "Mr. XXXX will be the new ...

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Examination of work reference

Dear Sir or Madam, I am not satisfied with the reference letter for my mother and believe that there is a need for significant corrections. Would you be able to review the letter and draft a letter to the employer with the necessary corrections? T...

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Domestic violence

Dear Sir or Madam, I have rented a house with my partner and my daughter (not my partner's biological daughter) with a jointly signed rental agreement. Ten days ago, my partner physically assaulted me during an argument, which has been confirmed by ...

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Weekend trip while being unable to work

Please let me know as soon as possible if I am allowed to spend a hiking weekend in a hotel in the Sauerland with my husband during a period of incapacity for work due to depression. I would personally like to cancel the booked hotel, but my husband ...

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Compensation/damages

Hello, In summary, a few months ago my daughter and I noticed that a significant amount of money was disappearing from our apartment. We installed a spy camera with a motion sensor and a month later, my husband at the time was caught. He was the onl...

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Formulation of extraordinary termination

The tenant M notes that the landlord V entered the apartment (a vacation rental) without his knowledge/permission after a proper notice of termination and took photos. V justifies this by saying that a handyman was on site (this was agreed upon, but...

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Equal pay for equal work

I accepted a temporary job for 4 weeks on 04.10.2010. (Contract based on the general legal principles of labor law.) A compensation of 10.00 euros per hour was agreed upon. A total of 8 people were hired for this project. However, 4 people received a...

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Break regulation / overtime

In my company, where I have been employed since 08.2009, there is no uniform time tracking system. We fill out an Excel sheet with our working hours, vacation, and flextime. I have been doing this since the first day. It is signed by the supervisor e...

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Transfer for 6 months without asking me.

About a year ago, it was verbally agreed that caregivers from the nursing home should go to the affiliated clinic on a VOLUNTARY BASIS, limited to 6 months. Today, after returning from vacation, I found out that it had already been decided that I SHO...

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One-sided release - what happens next?

Dear Sir or Madam, I work in a wholesale company and had an unfortunate incident last week. My area of responsibility primarily involves scheduling. Prior to a company restructuring, I was performing the duties of an assistant, which included purcha...

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Proper termination??

I have received a termination notice. I am supposed to work tomorrow. The termination notice states: "...we terminate the employment relationship with you due to operational and order-related reasons with effect from 26.03.2010, the pro rata entitlem...

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Condor assault in the airplane

My 3-year-old son and I returned from our vacation in Hurghada with Condor in early February. Around 7 pm, my son needed to use the restroom, so I accompanied him. Since there was limited space in the onboard restroom, I left the door slightly ajar...

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Working hours, schedule

Dear Sir or Madam, I work as an emergency medical technician for a large German aid organization. This organization operates the transport service for the emergency medical service. The resulting shift work is predominantly done at night. The workin...

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employment law

THIS YEAR I HAVE NO HOLIDAY PAY, NO CHRISTMAS BONUS, AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN TAKE MY HOLIDAY BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC SITUATION. I HAVE ALWAYS RECEIVED EVERYTHING BEFORE FOR 16 YEARS. MY QUESTION IS, THIS YEAR IS ALMOST OVER, HOW SHOULD I PROCEED? DO I H...

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