Germany - fixed-term contracts

Germany - fixed-term contracts

In Germany, fixed term tenure limits are stricter under the local AUG license. It is 18 months. Whereas, for non-AUG license employees the fixed term tenure limit is 2 years as per section 14(2) of the Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employment Act – TzBfG. § 14 TzBfG - Individual standard (gesetze-im-internet.de).

To summarize,
Germany – A stricter tenure of 18 months applies to AUG license employees and a 2-year limit applies to Non-AUG employees.

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