In Germany, there's no requirement for a written employment contract. The contract is formed implicitly if the employee keeps showing up for work, and the emplo

In Germany, there's no requirement for a written employment contract. The contract is formed implicitly if the employee keeps showing up for work, and the employer keeps paying them. Most employers use written contracts to override some legal defaults where this is permitted (e.g., symmetric notice periods instead of the default asymmetry favoring the employee). But the law is written in such a way that you don't necessarily have to do this.