Contracts & Termination

Unbefristet

permanent (open-ended) contract

What it means

An employment contract with no fixed end date, the default and generally preferred contract type in Germany.

In practice

Landlords and banks often ask specifically whether your contract is unbefristet when assessing an application.

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