Germany has passed a new law to digitalize employment contracts and other official work documents from 2025. A new law that has just been approved by the Bundestag and Bundesrat aims to change all that. In order to reduce bureaucracy and costs for employers, the law will allow companies to move key documents such as work contracts and proof of employment online.
The new legislation dispenses with this rule, allowing the contract to be delivered in any printable electronic format. Although it still has to contain key information for the employee, no handwritten signature will be required, and qualified digital signatures won’t be needed either.
