Labour Law – Labour Certificate

The latter is recommended in most cases, since there is good insight into the person of the applicant the future employer. Each worker who leaves a company, is entitled to a certificate under the applicable labour law. He may demand it even at the time because the notice period begins. Alternatively, the certificate must be written on a sheet of letterhead with the stamp of the company. The date and the handwritten signature of the employer may not be missing. If you are unsure how to proceed, check out AG1. The employee can decide if he gets a simple or a qualified certificate. AG1 contributes greatly to this topic. The latter is recommended in most cases, since there is good insight into the person of the applicant the future employer.

A simple certificate should only be selected if about it to assessor was only briefly in companies or to actually report anything positive about him. Give a simple witness but always to think about the future Chief. Our labour law sets strict requirements for the certificate: it must be include the full name of the employee, also his position and the duration of the operation and its tasks. It joins an evaluation of his work, and concluded should be the reason why workers leave the operating. Although in the case-law expressly stated, that encrypted formulations are not allowed, there is a kind secret language among the hiring managers. In addition to certain formulations (= always to our complete satisfaction”super) can some be expressed also by omitting, about, if anything about his honesty is mentioned at the cashier. Also negations of negative terms (no objection to “= not to praise) are popular. It is important that the expression of regret about the departure, as well as good wishes for the future are mentioned at the end.

You will receive a certificate, you should just in case present it to a qualified person. Should it not have fallen out, as it should, the labour law last grants you One possibility, to institute proceedings in the Labour Court. Previously is recommended but a conversation with the boss, because testimony for you (and against the boss!) are likely to be difficult to get. Georg Tamim