The employment contract is an important document that should be kept safe. But if it does go away, there are tricks to solve the problem.
- There is always a copy of the employment contract for the employer and one for the employee.
- If you lose your own version, you could quickly panic.
- However, the problem can be solved in most cases.
It happens to even the most orderly people: When cleaning up, a few old documents are sorted out, which only take up space anyway. At a certain point, you no longer look at the documents as closely and simply throw them in the trash. After a few weeks, the shock follows: the employment contract is gone .
Do you really need it? Anyone who has to look up certain rules regarding vacation or the notice period has to rely on the information in the contract. Simply sweeping the lost document under the carpet is not always the best solution. But what can you actually do to avoid confessing to the boss ?
Have you lost your employment contract? You can do that
First of all: You will hardly get a new original employment contract *. If you dare to speak to the boss about the embarrassing situation, you will ideally receive a copy of the version that is available from the employer . However, you should only speak to your superiors if you have a good relationship with them *. Otherwise, the boss might get a bad impression of you - after all, messiness is not a good quality in working life.
But there is an even more elegant trick: As SWR1 explains in a podcast, you have the right to have a look at your personnel file. There you will find the most important information that is otherwise only noted in the employment contract . If necessary, you can also have copies of this file made.
Also interesting : if you have this sentence in the employment contract, you can complain.
Losing an employment contract: How to prevent the problem
If you are generally a bit messier or just want to be on the safe side, you should copy your employment contract beforehand and keep several documents. In the best case, save it as a document on your computer.
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