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In Germany, summer vacation is grounds for interstate spats

Millions of German schoolchildren are looking forward to the summer vacations. Some are even already off. But when the holidays begin is an ongoing source of debate among the federal states.Why don't ...
Travel Weekly

Germany defers vacation tax until 2027

The town of Bacharach in Germany's Rhine valley. Photo Credit: saiko3p/Shutterstock.com The German Finance Ministry has decided to defer a value-added tax on Germany vacations until 2027, according to ...
JD Supra

To-Do’s for Employers in Germany: No More Automatic Forfeiture of Vacation Entitlements

The German Federal Vacation Act (Bundesurlaubsgesetz) provides that vacation has to be approved and taken in the current calendar year. The employee is meant to actually take the vacation and enjoy a ...
JD Supra

New Employer Obligations to Ensure Forfeiture of Unused Vacation Entitlements in Germany

Leonie Abendroth LL.M., Nils Neumann LL.M. In Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften eV v Tetsuji Shimizu (C-684/16), the European Court of Justice (the ECJ) decided that the ...

Germany’s unlimited train travel pass for under £2 a day

Germany’s access all areas pass allows unlimited train travel and public transport – for under £2 a day - Hamburg to Munich ...
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I'm an American mom living in Germany. Here schools days are shorter and there are more vacations throughout the year.

I'm an American who moved to Germany over a decade ago. I went to school in the US, but now I'm raising three kids in Germany. Here there are more short vacations sprinkled throughout the year. I'm an ...