Place of Work in Germany = German Employment Law? An Inexact Equation!

Working in Germany does not automatically mean that German employment law applies. And an agreement in the employment contract selecting German law should not be relied upon in isolation. Two recent decisions by the Court of Justice of the European Union and the German Federal Labor Court make this clear.

Their shared core message is this: the place of work, the choice of law, and the wording of the contract matter. But they cannot be assessed in isolation. What is decisive is how the employment relationship is actually structured and carried out in practice.

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