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HR Glossary
A
A1 Certificate
Anti-Discrimination Law (AGG)
Applicant Data Protection (Bewerberdatenschutz)
AI in the Workplace (KI am Arbeitsplatz)
Statutory Annual Leave (Urlaubsanspruch)
B
Established Company Practice (Betriebliche Übung)
Benefits in Kind (Sachbezüge)
Worker Misclassification (Scheinselbstständigkeit)
C
Contractual Limitation Period (Ausschlussfrist)
Contractual Penalty (Vertragsstrafe)
Company Pension (betriebliche Altersvorsorge, bAV)
Compliance
Sick Pay (Entgeltfortzahlung)
Codetermination (Mitbestimmung)
Care Leave (Pflegezeit)
Carryover Leave & Forfeiture (Resturlaub, Urlaubsverfall)
Collective Bargaining Agreement (Tarifvertrag)
D
Discretionary & Revocation Reservations (Freiwilligkeits-/Widerrufsvorbehalt)
E
Established Company Practice (Betriebliche Übung)
Employment Contract (Arbeitsvertrag)
Employee Data Protection (Beschäftigtendatenschutz)
Employer of Record (EoR)
F
Fixed-Term Employment (Befristung)
Freelancer / Independent Contractor (freier Mitarbeiter)
H
Home Office
I
Illness-Related Dismissal
Internship (Praktikum)
J
Job Reference (Arbeitszeugnis)
M
Maternity Protection (Mutterschutz)
Minimum Wage (Mindestlohn)
Mini-Job / Marginal Employment (Minijob)
Mobile Work / Remote Work
N
Notice Periods (Kündigungsfristen)
O
Overtime Clause (Überstundenklausel)
Occupational Health & Safety (Arbeitsschutz)
Offboarding
Overtime (Überstunden)
Target Agreement (Zielvereinbarung)
P
Protection Against Dismissal (Kündigungsschutz)
Probationary Period (Probezeit)
Parental Leave (Elternzeit)
Post-Contractual Non-Compete (Wettbewerbsverbot)
Parental Allowance (Elterngeld)
Pay Transparency (Entgelttransparenzgesetz)
Payslip / Payroll Statement (Gehaltsabrechnung)
Personnel File (Personalakte)
Part-Time Work (Teilzeit)
Q
Qualified Job Reference (qualifiziertes Arbeitszeugnis)
R
Reassignment Reservation (Versetzungsvorbehalt)
Return-to-Work Management (BEM)
Right to Give Instructions (Direktionsrecht)
Release from Work / Garden Leave (Freistellung)
Reconciliation of Interests & Social Plan (Interessenausgleich, Sozialplan)
S
Senior Executives (Leitende Angestellte)
Severance Pay (Abfindung)
Sick Leave & Electronic Certificate (Arbeitsunfähigkeit, eAU)
Special Leave (Sonderurlaub)
Social Security Contributions (Sozialversicherung)
T
Termination of Employment (Kündigung)
Training Costs & Repayment (Fortbildungskosten)
Termination Settlement Agreement
Temporary Agency Work (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung)
Termination Agreement (Aufhebungsvertrag)
V
Verification of Employment Conditions Act (Nachweisgesetz)
Variable Pay / Bonus (variable Vergütung)
W
Written Warning (Abmahnung)
Works Council (Betriebsrat)
Working Hours Act (Arbeitszeitgesetz)
Working Time Recording (Arbeitszeiterfassung)
Works Agreement (Betriebsvereinbarung)
Whistleblower Protection (Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz)
Wage Tax & Tax Class (Lohnsteuer, Steuerklasse)
Working Student (Werkstudent)
Workation
Y
Youth Employment Protection Act (Jugendarbeitsschutzgesetz)