Post #2730399

2026-05-05 04:58 UTC

So hows the situation in your country? Monthly. Nearly 100% Germany here. Payday is usually written in your contract. It can vary from the beginning of the current (!) month to the middle of the following month. Workers have very strong rights if the company does not do it properly: They can go to court immediately, and they don’t even need a lawyer in such cases. The courts are going to hear them, always, and are known as generally favorable towards the workers.

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@LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-05 06:11

To add to that, things can be a bit messier in small companies, both for good (boss has a good year and just gives you money / sends well-paid work your way) and more often for bad. I have to admit I did " free trial work” and was not hired afterwards, twice. First time I was essentially just hanging out with the other workers for a day, to see if I was a good fit (apparently not), second time I actually helped for a few days, and then their preferred hire did agree to join. Got paid under the table though, and I was unemployed, bored and the job was fun, so I am not too salty. All my proper long term jobs were with larger companies with strong unions and collective agreements though. Can recommend, it may not look necessary if you make it past the “lower ranks”, but I hate negotiating and “job x is rated as pay level y” makes things so much easier

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