Comments on: Summertime blues and a question.

By: megan

megan — Mon, 22 May 2006 10:31:34 +0000

We get to keep extra vacation days until the end of March into the following year. But has he actually asked if he can use any days before the official end of the Probezeit? I’ve always had that in my contract and have never been held to it. Four months into a new job seems a decent time to start checking for flexibility….

By: MT

MT — Fri, 19 May 2006 11:27:30 +0000

From Dresden — that’s just a hop, skip and jump to Prague. You could easily take the girls there for a weekend adventure this summer. And, my goodness, it’s so cheap!

By: B.

B. — Thu, 18 May 2006 08:54:23 +0000

Claire- I’m guessing the international school doesn’t have as many holidays as public school. I know the easter holiday wasn’t as long either.

By: Claire

Claire — Wed, 17 May 2006 09:41:08 +0000

Bummer! Why don’t they get the full two weeks in October? Late October can still be pretty nice.

By: B.

B. — Wed, 17 May 2006 07:41:40 +0000

Looks like the girls will have Oct. 23-31 off. I was hoping for two weeks, but I guess a week and two days will have to do.

By: Haddock

Haddock — Wed, 17 May 2006 07:11:35 +0000

As Christina says your kids should get 2 weeks off in October. All firms I have worked for in Germany have let me take over unused leave into the next year, usually with the clause that it has to be used by end of March, but it varies from company to company. As Sven said it’s best to check with the HR department

By: B.

B. — Wed, 17 May 2006 05:48:31 +0000

Thanks for the info… Jim’s planning to check with HR at some point. He just doesn’t want to go to his boss with questions about time off just yet.

Cool link, Sven. I actually learned quite a bit.

By: christina

christina — Tue, 16 May 2006 21:04:56 +0000

Yeah, he can take some of them next year, but as Sven says, it pays to check and make absolutely sure. Does the international school have the same holidays as regular public schools? Then your kids will have two weeks off in October for the Herbstferien.

By: Sven

Sven — Tue, 16 May 2006 20:40:10 +0000

I’m sure your husband won’t lose his vacation days if he does not use them this year. In most companies it is okay to take them into the next year (they usually have to be taken until the end of march). But he should ask his colleagues or the HR Department, because it depends on the agreement between the employer and employees (respectively the employers’ association and the union).

Do you know http://www.handbuch-deutschland.de? It might be interesting.