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Arbeitsvertrag: What employment contracts need to contain in Germany

Contracts between you and your employees provide legal certainty for your employment relationships. But, you can’t just put anything into an employment contract – there are, of course, rules. This article will give you tips on how to draw up a legally compliant employment contract.

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• Job description
• Right to transfer 
• Working hours
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• Notice period
• Incapacity for work 
• Secondary employment
• Confidentiality
• Cut-off period
• Non-compete clause
• Severability clause

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What is the purpose of an employment contract

An employer and employee enter into an employment contract to establish the respective rights and obligations of the relationship.

The legal framework of the contractual employment relationship is the Civil Code (§§ 611-630 BGB).

For the employment contract to be legally valid, it must contain all the minimum necessary clauses and comply with the statutory regulations.

Important: Contractual errors are always considered in favour of employees, as they didn’t draft the contract.

This article provides you with a reliable guide to help you draw up and check your first employment contract.

What you should know about drafting employment contracts

What an employment contract should contain is clearly defined by law. Getting this wrong can cause you big legal headaches in your employment relationships.

There are no rules about an employment contract’s format – it can even be verbal for the first four weeks. But, it’s far less risky to use a legally compliant document right from the start. Better safe than sorry!

Before your start

You should always leave complex contracts to a professional. Exotic agreements often don’t hold up in legal disputes because it’s harder to make them compliant.

If you’re unsure how to draft the employment contract, seek the help of an employment law specialist .

What must a work contract legally contain?

Section 2 of the Verification Act ( Nachweisgesetz ) sets out what an employment contract must legally contain:

• Name and address of the employee
• Name, address and manager of the employer
• Beginning of the employment relationship
• Place of work or reference to changing places of work
• General information on collective agreements and company agreements applicable to the employment contract
• Signature of employer and employee with place and date

Key clauses of a German employment contract

The most consequential (yet tricky) part of drafting an employment contract is writing its clauses. These are the parts that describe the rights and obligations of the employer and the employee.

Ensure you consider all possibilities to avoid conflicting interpretations, making you vulnerable to being sued.

To help guide you, we’ve set out the statutory clauses in the order in which it appears in standard contracts.

Important: Below, the text is in English to give you a clear idea of what an employment contract in Germany should contain. But, if you plan on entering into a contract in Germany, make sure you have a German version as well.

1 Contract duration (Vertragsdauer)

One of the first clauses you encounter when drawing up an employment contract is the duration of the contract.

Fixed-term contracts differ from open-ended contracts. What both have in common is that the date of commencement of work is set first.

Here, state whether there is a probationary period and, if so when it ends.

There are differences for the end of the contract: Fixed-term contracts expire without the need for termination. Without any end-of-contract clause, your employment contract is open-ended.

Tip: If you draw up a fixed-term employment contract , make sure that it has demonstrable reasons for the time limit, for example maternity leave cover or a fixed project period. Fixed-term employment contracts without a concrete reason are only possible under certain conditions.

2 Job description (Tätigkeitsbeschreibung)

It is possible to state exactly what work the employee has to do in the employment contract.

But, it is advisable not to fill in this area in too much detail, as you restrict what kind of work you can assign to your employee.

Only including a rough job description and not being overly rigid is the way to go for most employers.

3 Transfer (Versetzung)

The transfer clause always makes sense if you want to keep open the possibility of employing your employee at another location or in another department.

However, according to Section 307 of the German Civil Code (BGB), the employee must not be disadvantaged by the transfer.

Tip: You must point out the transfer clause in the contract otherwise it’s not legally effective.

4 Working hours (Arbeitszeit)

The clause on working hours is part of every reasonable employment contract. It specifies how many hours your employee has to work per week.

In addition, you designate break times and state that this is not part of ‘working hours’.

5 Remuneration (Arbeitsentgelt)

This section contains the agreements on wages or salary and other remuneration. This includes the monthly gross salary is stated in this section, as well as the time of payment and the entitlement to special payments.

Should you waive the clause on remuneration, you’ll usually pay your employee the applicable collectively agreed wage or the employee can claim this.

6 Notice period (Kündigungsfrist)

A contractual notice period regulates the conclusion of an employment relationship. The legislator provides for a minimum of four weeks’ notice.

However, the statutory period is extended depending on the duration of the employment relationship. You can contractually agree with your employee longer notice periods for ordinary termination than those prescribed by law.

Additionally, you should fix the notice period within the probationary period in writing in the contract. If you don’t specify any notice periods, the statutory regulations automatically apply.

7 Annual/holiday leave (Urlaub)

When you draw up the employment contract, the holiday leave entitlement should never be forgotten. If your employees work a 5-day week you need give them at least twenty working days are required.

Of course, you may negotiate deviating agreements with the employee. You should also find an arrangement for carrying over the leave to the next year.

Tip : You can set a time limit for the transfer of remaining leave to the next calendar year. Many companies can give vacation days an expiry date of 31 March.

8 Incapacity for work (Arbeitsunfähigkeit)

If your employee is unable to work due to illness or accident, you can specify in the employment contract when he or she must report this to the company. You can also make provisions about what rights you have as a company in the absence of a certificate of incapacity for work.

9 Secondary employment (Nebentätigkeit)

If your employees want to have a side job (or business), you can make it clear in the contract that you will be informed of this. If the interests of the company are no longer protected, you can even exclude certain secondary activities in such a case.

10 Confidentiality (Geheimhaltung)

To ensure that employees don’t disclose confidential information to third parties, a confidentiality clause in the employment contract is common.

Make sure that this also includes the time after the employment relationship has ended.

Note: In jobs with special responsibilities (management positions, responsibility for sensitive data or trade secrets, strong competition, etc.), clauses on penalties in case of breach of contract are common.

11 Cut-off period (Ausschlussfrist)

To prevent any special payments such as paid sick leave from continuing indefinitely, you should include a corresponding time limit when drawing up the employment contract. In such a case, any claims become ‘time-barred’ after the time period written in the contract.

12 Non-compete clause (Wettbewerbsverbot)

The non-competition clause under section 241(2) BGB should be part of the employment contract. This enables you to prevent your employees from working for your competitors for the duration of the employment relationship.

Tip: A non-competition clause can even take effect beyond the employment relationship. To do so, you must ensure that the period is a maximum of two years and that each month is remunerated with at least half of the previous salary.

13 Severability clause (Salvatorische Klausel)

A severability clause means that a contract continues to exist if individual provisions of the contract are changed, deleted or invalidated. This means that you do not have to draw up a new employment contract if a change occurs.

Drawing up an employment contract for part-time employees is not much different from the version for full-time employees. For example, weekly working hours and holiday entitlement must be adjusted. The part-time model as such does not have a legal fixation requirement, which is why you are free to create it. Here are some examples:

• Fixed daily working hours (reduced)
• Irregular daily working hours
• Fixed full working days
• On-call work
• Job sharing
• Working from home (Home Office)

However, you don’t have to specify the part-time work model in the employment contract nor working hours. This has the advantage for both sides that the working hours can be flexibly adjusted without you having to draw up a new employment contract.

It is also advisable to put a provision about overtime in writing. Here, for example, you can specify the maximum number of hours of overtime. This is particularly relevant for part-time models, as otherwise there may be an automatic transition to full-time work.

Tip : Compensation for unsolicited overtime can be excluded by clause in the case of part-time work.

Want to draw up an employment contract correctly? Then make sure you avoid common banned clauses that make an employment contract contestable. The following clauses must not be included in your employment contract under any circumstances:

Tip : Should you want to protect yourself from a lawsuit regarding the company practice, it is advisable to print out the voluntary reservation on the respective payslip and to name the allowance in detail.

DIY employment contracts: Small cost. Big risk

Creating a regular employment contract does not involve high costs if you do it yourself. The only cost factor is the time you have to spend on research and drafting.

When it comes to drafting the contract, you can use template formulations that you can take from the relevant technical literature and put together. For example, you can bit-by-bit and put together a draft by working through the mandatory clauses for employment contracts described here.

Weigh up the risks

However, there are risks in self-drafted employment contracts that can ultimately cause the costs to skyrocket. If you make false statements or use inadmissible clauses, the employment contracts may be invalid.

Your employees can file a lawsuit against this and demand money from you in court. You may have to pay out several months’ salary of the respective employee, not to mention possible lawyer’s fees and court costs.

As a general rule, the more cost-intensive the employee and the more complex the contents of the contract, the more legal security you need. So always weigh up whether you should draw up the employment contract yourself or take the safe route and hire a lawyer for this task. A middle ground is often the creation of a model contract from a professional, which you can easily adapt for other employees if necessary.

Create an employment contract online: When are templates useful?

If you just need a straight forward you can create your employment contract online. There are lots of ready-made contracts you can use that only need the company and employee data. Templates are a popular choice, especially for mini-job employment contracts.

However, if you need an employment contract with special clauses then an online template won’t be much help. This is the case if you have special general agreements in your company or if you are assigned to a special industry in which many additional clauses are necessary.

Also bear in the mind that templates on the internet is not always up to date, which means there could be errors. As a rule, the providers do not assume liability for legal errors.

If a contract template doesn’t match your requirements, seek help from a specialist lawyer.

Get a lawyer to draw up an employment contract

If you are unable to draw up the general employment contract for your company get assistance from a lawyer.

A legal professional can help you create an employment contract or make it from scratch with the information you provide.

Specialised lawyers for labour law in particular know all the legally compliant formulations – and the pitfalls that can arise from a poorly formulated employment contract. Also, a lawyer is always up to date with the law.

When drafting your employment contracts, a lawyer can incorporate all company agreements in a legally secure manner and tailor the contract specifically to your industry. In this way, you can specifically prevent legal disputes.

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This agreement is used when one party (the assignor) agrees to assign a contract, or the rights in a contract, or another income/object to a second party (the assignee). In exchange for the assignment, the assignee may give the assignor money or personal property, or forgive a debt or obligation.

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What is an assignment?

According to § 398 German Civil Code (BGB), an assignment (also kown as cession, from the Latin cessio) is the contractual transfer of a claim of the creditor to another. The assignment is a transaction of disposal. This means that the person of the creditor changes as a result of the contract of assignment.

The assignment according to § 398 BGB is regulated by law because it is a specific case of "acquisition of ownership", which is essentially different from the acquisition of ownership of movable things. According to the legal construction of § 929 S. 1 BGB, the ownership of movable things is transferred by the delivery of the thing with the intention to transfer the ownership. Essential for the transfer of ownership of things is therefore possession, or its transfer to another. The transfer of ownership according to § 929 p. 1 BGB is not possible if one can not exercise possession of the item to be transferred, i.e. can not hold it in one's hand. This is the case with claims. An example: Anyone who sells an item has a claim to payment of the agreed purchase price. Although the ownership of this claim can be proved by a contract, the claim itself is not physical. Of course, it must be possible for the seller(s) to sell his or her claim to the purchase price - he or she does not have to claim the purchase price himself or herself (for example, in the case of classic debt collection). Therefore, the owner can assign their claim to the purchase price to a third party, with the result that the third party becomes the new owner of the purchase price claim.

What are the requirements for assignment?

According to § 398 BGB, assignment is a contract in which it is agreed that the creditor(s) of a claim will transfer it to a third party. The only requirement under § 398 BGB for assignment is that there is consent between two persons on the transfer of a claim. For the assignment to be effective, the claim must of course actually exist in the person of the assigning creditor, i.e. he/she must be the owner of the claim. Furthermore, there must be no prohibition of assignment; such a ban results either from a contract between the debtor and the creditor, or from the law, for example from § 399 BGB.

What happens after the assignment?

• Identical rights of the new creditor

Through the (successful) assignment, another person becomes a new creditor of the claim. The new creditor has the same rights but also the same obligations as the original creditor.

• Transfer of ancillary and preferential rights

According to § 401 BGB, the accessory security rights are also transferred to the new creditor with the claim. Expressly mentioned are mortgages, ship mortgages or liens as well as the rights from an appointed guarantee. An analogous applicability of this provision is approved for the priority notice according to § 883 BGB, so that in the event of assignment of the claim to transfer of ownership of a property, a priority notice registered for the buyer also passes to the new creditor.

• Protection of the debtor

The person of the debtor has not changed due to the assignment. The debtor may not have been aware of the assignment, but a notification to the debtor that the person of the creditor has changed is not necessary for the assignment to be effective.

Without specific debtor protection rules, the debtor who did not know about the assignment would be in a difficult situation: if he/she paid e.g. to the old creditor(s), there would be no extinction by performance - the debtor would still have to pay to the new creditor. He would be entitled to reclaim from the old creditor what has already been paid. The legislator has recognised these dangers for the debtor in §§ 404 ff BGB.

• Objections against the old creditor remain valid

According to § 404 BGB, the debtor can assert in the new creditor in the objections existing against the old creditor.

• Protection of the debtor in case of ignorance of the assignment

In particular, the debtor who relies in the existence of the old creditor should not be in a worse position than without an assignment. According to § 407 BGB, legal acts against the old creditor also apply to the disadvantage of the new creditor.

• Possibility of set-off against the new creditor

According to § 406 BGB, the debtor may also set off against the new creditor. This provision helps to overcome the lack of reciprocity of claims, which means that a set-off against a claim against the old creditor is now also possible against the new creditor. However, this only applies if the debtor had no knowledge of the assignment at the time of acquisition of the counterclaim. The debtor shall remain entitled to set-off if, at the time when he/she becomes aware of the assignment, there was already an offsetting situation within the meaning of § 389 BGB.

Special types of assignments

Assignments are not only known as a simple sale of a claim, but in practice often occur in certain constellations.

• Assignment by way of security

In the case of assignment by way of security, a claim is assigned to provide a guarantee. The claim is thus used by the assignment to secure another claim.

• Extended title retention

If the parties agree on an extended retention of title, they actually agree on a "simple" reservation of title, so that the buyer of the first instance do not acquire ownership of the item, but the acquisition of ownership is subject to a condition precedent with regard to the payment of the purchase price. "Extended" is the retention of title because the buyer of the goods wants to resell them - in this case, however, the seller would lose the means of securing the retention of title. Therefore the seller allows a resale of "his/her" item, but he/she allow(s) to assign in advance the purchase price claims not yet arisen.

In "real" factoring, revolving receivables are transferred to the factor. Factoring is a mass assignment. The risk of loss of receivables (del credere risk) is carried by the factor, which is why the factor usually does not pay the full value of the receivable, rather only part of it.

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Types of Work Contracts in Germany

Updated: Nov 2, 2021

This blog post is transcribed from Episode #21 of the Empower to Grow Career Podcast. Being employed in Germany for the first time can be confusing if you are exploring this from your home country, have just moved here or have studied in Germany, but never worked full time. In this article, my aim is to give you an overview of the 3 1/2 most common ways of employment for engineers and technical experts.

Full-time permanent contract - limited and unlimited

Permanent contract with AUG labour leasing to another company

Freelance work

Essentially, there are three, maybe four different types of job contracts that are worth knowing about if you are an engineer or technical expert looking to start your career in Germany.

1. Permanent Contracts

The most common one and the contract type that most of my clients aim to get is a full-time permanent contract . Basically, a company will select you as their employee and will give you a full-time unlimited contract - the easiest option.

This contract will then provide a framework for your tasks, for the hours of work that you're required to do, the holidays you're eligible for, overtime work and its remuneration, how to terminate the contract, the notice period and how to give notice and what happens if the company is planning to give notice to you. You will usually have something about data protection as an addition to your contract. There might be some company-specific rules and frameworks in your contract as well. An unlimited permanent contract is the most common option.

But for various reasons, quite often, this contract is limited either to a certain date or for a specific project. This is not uncommon in Germany - so if a company offers you a limited contract, maybe for the duration of one year or two years, do not worry so much about it. Just consider what this means for you in your specific situation.

Reasons for having a limited contract:

It might be that your contract is limited to a specific project - the company might be working on a project where they require an additional workforce or where they require specific skills that they might not need again afterwards . So they are looking for people and offer them a contract for a limited amount of time. They also do that for example, if somebody is on maternity or parental leave. For the duration of that, maybe for one year, 2 years or three years they are looking for someone to replace that person and offer a limited contract.

The same thing also happens, for example, if there are companies sending somebody on an assignment abroad, and they are getting somebody to fill the initial vacancy, with the contract being limited. Quite often, the case is that after the period ends, you will get either another limited contract or an unlimited one. It is your responsibility to check what will happen when the limitation of your contract ends very well ahead of time with your manager so that you can plan what you will do in case your contract does not get extended . This might mean that you have to go on a job hunt or assess how likely the chances are that you will get extended or receive an unlimited contract.

2. Labour Leasing

The second most frequent way to be employed in Germany is to have a full-time contract with an agency or an engineering service provider , which can be limited or unlimited.

Then that agency or service provider will lease you out to one of their clients. In Germany, this is called Arbeitnehmerüberlassung - the short term is ANÜ, or in English, usually called AUG , and this is the term that I'm going to use hereon.

Essentially, this is part of Labor leasing or body leasing, as it is often referred to. Usually, in this scenario, you will spend most of your time working on-site at the client's location.

From my experience in the German automotive market: A lot of the German OEMs hire people this way quite often for projects where they need a higher workforce than their permanently employed staff, and this is basically how a company operates.

It is a much nicer way of working with people than hire and fire mentalities, so essentially what companies could theoretically do is hire a lot of people if they have a new big project and then make them redundant again when the project is completed. But for various reasons that you can probably imagine for yourself, this is not a very common practice in Germany and therefore we have this practice of AUG or body leasing, because it helps companies to operate better, to increase their staff and to reduce it again easily with the transparency that people usually know from the beginning.

Still, you need to be a little bit careful when companies send you into an AUG assignment. Every company that is eligible for AUG needs a license from the Federal Employment Agency. So make sure that the company who is trying to lease you actually has that license because only that way is actually a legal way of working in Germany.

Apart from that, you do not have to worry too much because your contract will be with the agency, so they are responsible for you, for your insurance and for your social contribution, for your taxes, and for everything that has to do with you. As an employee, your contact person at the agency or engineering service provider will be responsible. At the clients' location, you will be treated as if you were a full-time employee, but then there are restrictions in terms of which meetings you can attend and sometimes in their buildings they will have areas that are restricted to their permanent employees, usually due to data protection laws. So this is something that you need to be aware of.

A lot of my clients who get offered such a contract by an agency or service provider quite often worry about this. Usually, I always say that if this is for example your first job after your studies or also your first job in Germany, there is not a lot to worry about . Essentially with an AUG contract, you will be on-site at an interesting company. You usually have an interesting project you're working on. You have the ability to create a great network there to learn a lot and it is never a bad thing to start your career this way. So it will never be negative for your CV if you have worked in an AUG contract.

The only slightly negative part with this contract that you have to be aware of is that the AUG assignment is also limited and when the end of the assignment is approaching, you should check back very early with the contact person at the agency what they are planning to do after the contract expires. You might want to explore if there is a chance to get hired permanently by the client you're working at , or you have to check on time if the agency is planning to find you a new project, either at the same client or somewhere else. This might sometimes involve you moving to a different location. Definitely make sure to check early before your AUG assignment ends .

What will happen if your agency cannot give you another project?

If they don't have anything, then you will be out there job hunting again . So this is just something to be aware of, but if they manage to get you a follow-up project at a different client, it is an interesting and good way to explore different types of companies in Germany before you actually make the decision to go for full-time permanent employment in one of them, and you have a good way to expand your network, to gain knowledge and to explore different areas. So essentially I see it as completely neutral. It has advantages and the disadvantage are just the same thing as being employed full time somewhere in Germany.

3. Freelance

Of course, you also have the possibility to freelance in Germany. Now, this is something that I would not essentially recommend if you are not living in Germany yet. To easily become a freelancer, I would recommend you to live in Germany first, to register as a citizen and have a resident permit here as well as health insurance in Germany, because this will make it easier for you - and this is what you will need to do, for the paperwork to register as a freelancer in Germany.

You might have seen in earlier episodes I did an interview with financial advisor Alicia Aswani , who will support everyone coming to Germany with any financial issues, as well as insurance, is and she also advises about taxes.

If you are looking to explore a career as a freelancer in Germany as I said, it might make sense to be here for a while, maybe in a permanent job or as a student first and then start registering as a freelancer. Essentially, the process of registering with our Finanzamt is not that hard nowadays. You could do it online and basically, all you need is a tax number and then you can start your work.

Freelancing in Germany means that you are responsible to have your own health insurance that you're paying for and to provide for your pension entirely on your own so it needs a little bit of planning because you don't have an employer who will contribute to your taxes and to your insurance is, but it's entirely your responsibility . So you need to take that into account when you are calculating your freelance rates. Apart from that, I would say it is a career with great freedom with a lot of opportunities that are certainly worth exploring.

These were the three major types of contracts that I wanted to talk about with you. Because these are also going to be the ones that are most applicable for engineers and technical people coming to work in Germany.

3.5 Mini Jobs

If you are, for example, bringing your partner who might not be able to work full time, we also have a different type of contract called mini-jobs. These are basically jobs where you do supportive work and the maximum salary here is €450 per month . That might be something worth exploring if you have a partner or a spouse who's just planning to work on the side in the beginning before getting a full-time career.

Thank you so much for reading!

Bye for now!

Yours, Sarah.

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Employee Secondment to Germany and EU-Posting

The legal setup of a secondment.

Within a secondment, an employee is temporarily posted from one entity of  an organization to another entity of the company group. During this period, the employee remains in the employment relationship with the posting company, but may also enter into rights and obligations with the hosting company entity.

Once, the assignment period is completed, then the employee returns to his original work location.

Secondments can occur in both, national and international setups.

Employee secondment is not to be confused with temporary employment (where an employee is temporarily leased out to another company).

Please feel free to contact us should you look for further information. Correspondence languages are English, German and Italian.

Which aspects are to be considered when posting an employee?

When a company is getting into a secondment or deputation planning phase, the following questions typically come up:

• Does the setup fulfill the deputation criteria (or is a local contract required)?
• Which kind of deputation agreement shall be used?
• Does the company need to establish a German branch office ?
• Which contracts have to be put into place?
• Does the employee need a visa or  work permit ? How long will the work permit process take?
• Which company policies and procedures apply during the deputation?
• Does a minimum wage need to be observed?
• What other conditions, such a minimum holidays, need to be observed?
• Is the engagement in Germany subject to income taxes and social contributions? If so, does a German payroll or a shadow payroll need to be established?
• Can exceptions be obtained in regard to social contributions (e.g., CoC applications)?
• Which labour law and which tax jurisdiction does apply?
• How can the return of the employee to his original work place be ensured?

Dwyer Legal Law Firm has many years of experience in consulting and supporting companies within secondment situations. We are in the position to assist our national and international company clients with answering the above questions and with setting up the ideal model for the intended posting. Please read more information about how does a typical posting modellook like.

Our services include the development of employment and deputation contracts as well as the support with negotiating and setting up client agreements, which can then also be used as the base for the relevant visa and work permit processing . In addition, Dwyer Legal Law Firm can also consult in regard to the legal regulations to be observed and with finding solutions how to optimize the binding of the employee to the company.

What is EU-posting?

EU-posting describes the secondment of an employee, who is employed with a company in one EU member state to a client or a company entity in another EU member state.

The EU laws (especially the directives 2018/957/EU and 96/71/EC, both concerning the posting of workers and the permission of services) define a set of mandatory rules regarding the terms and conditions of employment to be applied to posted workers with the target that certain central rights and working conditions are standardized and protected throughout the entire EU and  social dumping is avoided.

The rules also establish that the posted employees – even though they continue to be employed with their home country employer – are also entitled to a set of core rights in force in the host Member State.

This set of rights consists of:

• Minimum wages
• Maximum working hours /day & week
• Minimum rest periods
• Minimum paid annual leave
• The conditions of hiring out workers through temporary work agencies
• Equal treatment between men and women.

Assignment of Contract

Jump to section, what is an assignment of contract.

An assignment of contract is a legal term that describes the process that occurs when the original party (assignor) transfers their rights and obligations under their contract to a third party (assignee). When an assignment of contract happens, the original party is relieved of their contractual duties, and their role is replaced by the approved incoming party.

How Does Assignment of Contract Work?

An assignment of contract is simpler than you might think.

The process starts with an existing contract party who wishes to transfer their contractual obligations to a new party.

When this occurs, the existing contract party must first confirm that an assignment of contract is permissible under the legally binding agreement . Some contracts prohibit assignments of contract altogether, and some require the other parties of the agreement to agree to the transfer. However, the general rule is that contracts are freely assignable unless there is an explicit provision that says otherwise.

In other cases, some contracts allow an assignment of contract without any formal notification to other contract parties. If this is the case, once the existing contract party decides to reassign his duties, he must create a “Letter of Assignment ” to notify any other contract signers of the change.

The Letter of Assignment must include details about who is to take over the contractual obligations of the exiting party and when the transfer will take place. If the assignment is valid, the assignor is not required to obtain the consent or signature of the other parties to the original contract for the valid assignment to take place.

Check out this article to learn more about how assigning a contract works.

Contract Assignment Examples

Contract assignments are great tools for contract parties to use when they wish to transfer their commitments to a third party. Here are some examples of contract assignments to help you better understand them:

Anna signs a contract with a local trash company that entitles her to have her trash picked up twice a week. A year later, the trash company transferred her contract to a new trash service provider. This contract assignment effectively makes Anna’s contract now with the new service provider.

Hasina enters a contract with a national phone company for cell phone service. The company goes into bankruptcy and needs to close its doors but decides to transfer all current contracts to another provider who agrees to honor the same rates and level of service. The contract assignment is completed, and Hasina now has a contract with the new phone company as a result.

Here is an article where you can find out more about contract assignments.

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Assignment of Contract in Real Estate

Assignment of contract is also used in real estate to make money without going the well-known routes of buying and flipping houses. When real estate LLC investors use an assignment of contract, they can make money off properties without ever actually buying them by instead opting to transfer real estate contracts .

This process is called real estate wholesaling.

Real Estate Wholesaling

Real estate wholesaling consists of locating deals on houses that you don’t plan to buy but instead plan to enter a contract to reassign the house to another buyer and pocket the profit.

The process is simple: real estate wholesalers negotiate purchase contracts with sellers. Then, they present these contracts to buyers who pay them an assignment fee for transferring the contract.

This process works because a real estate purchase agreement does not come with the obligation to buy a property. Instead, it sets forth certain purchasing parameters that must be fulfilled by the buyer of the property. In a nutshell, whoever signs the purchase contract has the right to buy the property, but those rights can usually be transferred by means of an assignment of contract.

This means that as long as the buyer who’s involved in the assignment of contract agrees with the purchasing terms, they can legally take over the contract.

But how do real estate wholesalers find these properties?

It is easier than you might think. Here are a few examples of ways that wholesalers find cheap houses to turn a profit on:

• Direct mailers
• Place newspaper ads
• Make posts in online forums
• Social media posts

The key to finding the perfect home for an assignment of contract is to locate sellers that are looking to get rid of their properties quickly. This might be a family who is looking to relocate for a job opportunity or someone who needs to make repairs on a home but can’t afford it. Either way, the quicker the wholesaler can close the deal, the better.

Once a property is located, wholesalers immediately go to work getting the details ironed out about how the sale will work. Transparency is key when it comes to wholesaling. This means that when a wholesaler intends to use an assignment of contract to transfer the rights to another person, they are always upfront about during the preliminary phases of the sale.

In addition to this practice just being good business, it makes sure the process goes as smoothly as possible later down the line. Wholesalers are clear in their intent and make sure buyers know that the contract could be transferred to another buyer before the closing date arrives.

After their offer is accepted and warranties are determined, wholesalers move to complete a title search . Title searches ensure that sellers have the right to enter into a purchase agreement on the property. They do this by searching for any outstanding tax payments, liens , or other roadblocks that could prevent the sale from going through.

Wholesalers also often work with experienced real estate lawyers who ensure that all of the legal paperwork is forthcoming and will stand up in court. Lawyers can also assist in the contract negotiation process if needed but often don’t come in until the final stages.

If the title search comes back clear and the real estate lawyer gives the green light, the wholesaler will immediately move to locate an entity to transfer the rights to buy.

One of the most attractive advantages of real estate wholesaling is that very little money is needed to get started. The process of finding a seller, negotiating a price, and performing a title search is an extremely cheap process that almost anyone can do.

On the other hand, it is not always a positive experience. It can be hard for wholesalers to find sellers who will agree to sell their homes for less than the market value. Even when they do, there is always a chance that the transferred buyer will back out of the sale, which leaves wholesalers obligated to either purchase the property themselves or scramble to find a new person to complete an assignment of contract with.

Learn more about assignment of contract in real estate by checking out this article .

Who Handles Assignment of Contract?

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Assignment Agreement Template

Use our assignment agreement to transfer contractual obligations.

Updated February 1, 2024 Reviewed by Brooke Davis

An assignment agreement is a legal document that transfers rights, responsibilities, and benefits from one party (the “assignor”) to another (the “assignee”). You can use it to reassign debt, real estate, intellectual property, leases, insurance policies, and government contracts.

What Is an Assignment Agreement?

What to include in an assignment agreement, how to assign a contract, how to write an assignment agreement, assignment agreement sample.

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An assignment agreement effectively transfers the rights and obligations of a person or entity under an initial contract to another. The original party is the assignor, and the assignee takes on the contract’s duties and benefits.

It’s often a requirement to let the other party in the original deal know the contract is being transferred. It’s essential to create this form thoughtfully, as a poorly written assignment agreement may leave the assignor obligated to certain aspects of the deal.

The most common use of an assignment agreement occurs when the assignor no longer can or wants to continue with a contract. Instead of leaving the initial party or breaking the agreement, the assignor can transfer the contract to another individual or entity.

For example, imagine a small residential trash collection service plans to close its operations. Before it closes, the business brokers a deal to send its accounts to a curbside pickup company providing similar services. After notifying account holders, the latter company continues the service while receiving payment.

Create a thorough assignment agreement by including the following information:

• Effective Date:  The document must indicate when the transfer of rights and obligations occurs.
• Parties:  Include the full name and address of the assignor, assignee, and obligor (if required).
• Assignment:  Provide details that identify the original contract being assigned.
• Third-Party Approval: If the initial contract requires the approval of the obligor, note the date the approval was received.
• Signatures:  Both parties must sign and date the printed assignment contract template once completed. If a notary is required, wait until you are in the presence of the official and present identification before signing. Failure to do so may result in having to redo the assignment contract.

Review the Contract Terms

Carefully review the terms of the existing contract. Some contracts may have specific provisions regarding assignment. Check for any restrictions or requirements related to assigning the contract.

Check for Anti-Assignment Clauses

Some contracts include anti-assignment clauses that prohibit or restrict the ability to assign the contract without the consent of the other party. If there’s such a clause, you may need the consent of the original parties to proceed.

Determine Assignability

Ensure that the contract is assignable. Some contracts, especially those involving personal services or unique skills, may not be assignable without the other party’s agreement.

Get Consent from the Other Party (if Required)

If the contract includes an anti-assignment clause or requires consent for assignment, seek written consent from the other party. This can often be done through a formal amendment to the contract.

Prepare an Assignment Agreement

Draft an assignment agreement that clearly outlines the transfer of rights and obligations from the assignor (the party assigning the contract) to the assignee (the party receiving the assignment). Include details such as the names of the parties, the effective date of the assignment, and the specific rights and obligations being transferred.

Include Original Contract Information

Attach a copy of the original contract or reference its key terms in the assignment agreement. This helps in clearly identifying the contract being assigned.

Execution of the Assignment Agreement

Both the assignor and assignee should sign the assignment agreement. Signatures should be notarized if required by the contract or local laws.

Notice to the Other Party

Provide notice of the assignment to the non-assigning party. This can be done formally through a letter or as specified in the contract.

File the Assignment

File the assignment agreement with the appropriate parties or entities as required. This may include filing with the original contracting party or relevant government authorities.

Communicate with Third Parties

Inform any relevant third parties, such as suppliers, customers, or service providers, about the assignment to ensure a smooth transition.

Keep Copies for Records

Keep copies of the assignment agreement, original contract, and any related communications for your records.

Here’s a list of steps on how to write an assignment agreement:

Step 1 – List the Assignor’s and Assignee’s Details

List all of the pertinent information regarding the parties involved in the transfer. This information includes their full names, addresses, phone numbers, and other relevant contact information.

This step clarifies who’s transferring the initial contract and who will take on its responsibilities.

Step 2 – Provide Original Contract Information

Describing and identifying the contract that is effectively being reassigned is essential. This step avoids any confusion after the transfer has been completed.

Step 3 – State the Consideration

Provide accurate information regarding the amount the assignee pays to assume the contract. This figure should include taxes and any relevant peripheral expenses. If the assignee will pay the consideration over a period, indicate the method and installments.

Step 4 – Provide Any Terms and Conditions

The terms and conditions of any agreement are crucial to a smooth transaction. You must cover issues such as dispute resolution, governing law, obligor approval, and any relevant clauses.

Step 5 – Obtain Signatures

Both parties must sign the agreement to ensure it is legally binding and that they have read and understood the contract. If a notary is required, wait to sign off in their presence.

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New York Giants Draft Preview: DL Ruke Orhorhoro

How would Ruke Orhorhoro fit in with the New York Giants defensive line depth?

• Author: Nick Falato
• Publish date: Apr 06, 2024

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Ruke orhorhoro, dl.

Height: 6’4 Weight: 294 lbs. Class: Super Senior School: Clemson  STATS

MEASUREMENTS

Arm length: 34” Wingspan: 77 ⅜”” Hands: 9 ⅜” 40-yard-dash: 4.89 10-yard split: 1.67 Vertical jump: 32” Broad jump: 9’8” Bench press: 29 reps

A former three-star recruit out of River Rouge High School in River Rouge, Michigan, where he was the 15th recruit from his state and the 46th strong-side defensive end in the 2019 recruiting cycle. Orhorhoro was born in Nigeria and came to the United States when he was nine. He did not play football until 2017 when he quickly received offers from both Michigan and Michigan State. Here are his college statistics:

Orhorhoro tore his MCL in 2020 and missed eight games after surgery. He also had off-season shoulder surgery before the 2023 college season. Earned Third-Team All-ACC honors in 2023. Clemson had a historically good defensive line room over the last half-decade. He played 1,399 defensive snaps since the start of the 2021 season, with 73 pressures in his entire collegiate career. 

Strengths 

• Long limbs - strong punch with strength in separating
• Good thickness throughout his body
• Explosive closing burst
• Can bend well for an interior defensive lineman 
• Exceptional ability to keep his hips low when stacking & reading 
• Gets push into contact - heavy hands to shock
• Rough house pass rusher - controls chest with force
• Strong outside hands as pass rusher - aiming points to break contact 
• Creates space from LOS with swim move to provide angle into pocket
• Good club + lateral agility to win 1v1
• Flashed prompt and precise hand usage
• Displayed ability to effectively counter
• Active hands when exchanging gaps
• Very good and disruptive on stunts/twists
• Stays square to the LOS - good feet through trash
• Very good run defender - locks out with low hips and long arms
• Can dip around - stay low - and avoid punches
• Good positioning when using LAG technique 
• Sets edge well as 5T
• Serious combination of balance & upper-body strength
• Can play a gap-and-a-half as run defender - helps win the math advantage
• Showed exceptional leverage at the line of scrimmage vs. the run
• Eyes on the ballcarrier at LOS
• A lot of flashes and tools - a lot to work with for a coach
• Can align across the line of scrimmage
• Reported vocal leader 

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• Pad level can rise when he’s mobile
• Pad level can rise when using finesse moves as a pass rusher 
• A lot of flashes but needs consistency 
• Can counter but doesn’t always employ it
• Had knee (2020) and shoulder (2023) surgeries in college.

Ruke Orhorhoro flashes brilliant hand usage and technique to counter and separate from blockers. These flashes, combined with his lack of football experience, make him a moldable and coachable defensive line asset with incredible length and denseness throughout his body. He has a remarkable ability to engage as a run defender while keeping his hips low and locking out OL at the point of attack.  

The idea of Orhorhoro under the tutelage of Andre Patterson, next to former Clemson Tiger Dexter Lawrence, is enticing for both parties involved. Clemson used a lot of twists and gap exchanges to disrupt rushing lanes and create four-man pressure. Orhorhoro operated well in that scheme, similar to the scheme employed by current Giants’ defensive coordinator Shane Bowen. Overall, Orhorhoro has a solid floor and immense upside, and he could be a very valuable selection for a team somewhere on day two. 

GRADE: 6.28

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Contract Law: Property Law in Contractual Obligations

In the complex world of legal frameworks, the interplay between contract law and property law is both fascinating and crucial for professionals navigating the fields of real estate, intellectual property, and beyond. Understanding this relationship not only empowers legal practitioners but also entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone involved in the drafting, negotiating, or executing of contracts related to property.

Property law addresses the rules and statutory requirements related to the ownership and transfer of property. This can include real property, like land and buildings, and personal property—both tangible items like goods and intangible ones like intellectual property rights.

Contract law governs how agreements between parties are formed, interpreted, and enforced. It's the backbone of commercial dealings, ensuring that parties can rely on the commitments they make to each other. Contracts can range from simple purchase agreements to complex multi-party joint ventures, each with its nuances and legal requirements.

This post explores how contract law and property law work together and the different ways they interact.

Common Property-Related Provisions in Contracts

Contracts are often used to set the terms and record the understanding of property transactions. These include the sale of property, restrictions on the use of property, the lease of property and more. However, the rules of property law differ in small areas from the rules of contract law. You can particularly see this when the eternal nature of property meets contractual obligations in breach of contract.

Sale and Purchase Agreements and Penalties Such as Specific Performance

Under the Statute of Frauds, most states require the “sale and purchase agreements” for real estate to be in writing. This makes their contractual nature easy to see. This document finalizes the terms and conditions of the sale and assignment of contract rights. It also lays out the terms and conditions that apply after they sign the document but before they complete the sale. Realtors are careful when drawing up contracts to cover most contingencies. If the matter goes to court over breach of contract, the parties may be required to perform their contractual obligations, including specific performance, if that is just. 1

Property Use and Restrictions

Parties often contract for property use and restrictions on it. Deeds record these non-possessory interests as restrictive covenants. Covenants, such as home color restrictions and landscape requirements, are listed in homeowners association documents as contractual obligations. The contract may list specific performance as the remedy, and your client may have to repaint their house or re-landscape their yard.

The city can exercise contracts, as with zoning laws and building codes. Easements may offer another party a pathway through your property, such as a utility easement running electric lines to your house. A lien is a loan, the payment of which is tied to the sale of your property. They write these limitations into the land deed.

Changing or eliminating deed restrictions is difficult to nearly impossible. A few will expire over time, but most will not. The seller has to disclose deed restrictions as part of the sales contract, and the buyer should look over them carefully. 2 These restrictions can outlive the parties who originally signed the contract, and as such, they become subject to property law and are not simply contracts. 3

Landlord-Tenant Contracts and Lease Terms

You can contract leases, as well, in both residential and commercial forms. Leases are contracts, contractual obligations, between landlords and tenants that set the terms upon which the parties share the property. Common residential lease terms (the assignment of contract rights) include the names of all the parties leasing the property, limits on occupancy, term of the tenancy, rent, deposits and fees, repairs and maintenance, entry to rental property, restrictions on tenant illegal activity and pet clauses. 4 Commercial lease terms can also include exclusive use, improvements, taxes, covenants, obligation to repair, transfer structure and personal exposure. 5

Key Considerations for Property Law in Contracts Avoiding Breach of Contract

Because property and contract law interweave, lawyers must be at the top of their game when examining sales and purchase agreements, leases, and land-use restrictions. Anything less could lead to contract disputes and potential breach of contract.

Legal Counsel and Contract Review Meeting Contractual Obligations

During the process of selling or buying a home, a real estate attorney works for the seller or the buyer, but not both. Some states even require parties to use an attorney. During real estate transactions, lawyers can draft and complete contracts, write amendments to standard contracts, complete title searches, and conduct closings. 6 Out of all of this, the lawyer’s most important function is to review the contract to ensure that the terms are favorable to the party they represent and that there are no surprises.

Due Diligence in Property Transactions To Avoid Contract Disputes

Legal due diligence is a process by which the contracting parties make certain that they have all the information and need no more documents. In property transactions, this means that they have the original deed and all the covenants and restrictions attached to it, including homeowners association agreements.

The due diligence period is the time between the signing and the closing when the purchaser’s team must verify that everything is right. This is the time for inspections, title checks, appraisals and surveys. 7 This is the time to lay out all the documents together and confirm that you have a full understanding of the home or building your client is purchasing.

Regulatory Compliance and Zoning Laws in Assignment of Contract Rights

The property will also have to comply with all zoning laws and other regulations that apply to the property based on its location. They may include these with the deed, or they may not. Zoning may affect a client’s plans if they want to run a business from home, add a mother-in-law suite to their garage or even park an RV in their driveway. 8

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The intricate dance between contract law and property law underscores the complexity of legal dealings in property transactions. As the backbone of many commercial and personal agreements, a thorough understanding of their interplay is essential for anyone involved in drafting, interpreting, or executing property-related contracts. For legal practitioners, investors, and business professionals alike, mastering this interplay is not just about preventing disputes—it’s about unlocking opportunities and facilitating seamless transactions in a legally compliant manner.

The evolving nature of both contract law and property law, driven by changes in technology, society, and the economy, means that the landscape is continually shifting. Staying abreast of these changes through dedicated study and professional growth is crucial for anyone looking to thrive in these intersecting realms of law.

If you are a professional looking to grow your understanding of the law, but not practice it as an attorney, consider the University of Pittsburgh School of Law’s Online Master of Studies in Law (MSL) program . Property and contracts are just two of the courses included in the core curriculum for the MSL program.

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Example of Adding an Assignment with a Shared Employment Contract

You supply the Contract component of the Worker object when adding additional worker assignments under the existing work relationship. This topic shows how to share an existing employment contract when adding assignments using HCM Data Loader.

Adding an Assignment with a Shared Employment Contract

You can use HCM Data Loader to share an employment contract across worker assignments. Keep these rules in mind:

You must load the relevant Employment Terms, Assignment, and Contract components in the same Worker.dat file.

The values of the EffectiveStartDate and EffectiveEndDate attributes must be the same on all three components.

The EffectiveStartDate value is the start date of the shared employment contract. This value must be the projected end date of the last contract period, plus one day, meaning no gaps are permitted between contract periods.

The EffectiveEndDate value must be the end of time if this contract record is the latest record. It must not be the contract end date.

The following example shows how to load the Employment Terms, Assignment, and Contract components for a shared employment contract. You can use this HCM Data Loader file format for associating an existing contract with the newly created worker assignment:

• The contract number that's provided in the HCM Data Loader file must be valid for the work relationship for which the new assignment is being created.
• If you want to add a contract to an existing assignment that doesn't have a contract, ensure that you pass the assignment record and the corresponding contract record in the same DAT file.

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