germany labor-law
Default notice period in Germany
<p>I work in Germany. I have a permanent job contract.
Because of a mistake it doesn't contain a clause about the notice period in case I want to quit.
What notice period is applied in this case?
I'm a foreigner. Hold a Blue Card.</p>

<p>If you were employed up to two years, the notice period is 4 weeks and starts at the 15th or last day of the month (so on May 6th, the employer can give notice starting at the 15th of May, with employment ending four weeks later). </p>

<p>If you were employed two years or more, the notice starts at the last day of the month, and the length if as follows:</p>

<p>2 years -> 1 month
5 years -> 2 months
8 years -> 3 months
10 years -> 4 months
12 years -> 5 months
15 years -> 6 months
20 years -> 7 months</p>

<p>There can be a probation up to six months where the notice period is 2 weeks.</p>

<p>Both parties can agree in a contract on a longer notice period (except the notice period that the employee has to give cannot be longer than the one of the employer). You cannot agree on a shorter notice period in a legally binding way.</p>

<p>When nothing is stated in the contract, which in itsself rather strange, then the provisions of the law apply.</p>

<p>A good starting point is here (german only):</p>

<p><a href="https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbeitsrecht_(Deutschland)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbeitsrecht_(Deutschland)</a></p>
