About the lecture: in a series of judgments, the 9th Senate of the Federal Labour Court had to rule on employment contract clauses providing for a repayment of education and training expenses – usually staggered based on the date the employee left the company – incurred by the employer on behalf of the employee. Sometimes, such clauses are combined with loan agreements. The Senate defines conditions that preclude repayment. If only one condition is not set out in the clause, the entire clause becomes invalid. In practice, it is therefore recommended to positively list the conditions under which the employee is obliged to repay instead of providing a mostly ineffective negative catalogue. The lecture critically examines case law and the proposals in academic literature.

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