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Termination

"Passed? Keep working for now, the contract will come later."

You passed the final exam and keep working without a new contract.

§ 21 Abs. 2 BBiG / § 24 BBiG

This is allowed
Then you automatically have a permanent employment contract.
The training ends when the exam result is announced if you pass before the contractual end date (§ 21 (2) BBiG). If you keep working afterwards without anything else being expressly agreed, a permanent employment relationship arises automatically (§ 24 BBiG) — with a skilled worker's salary instead of training pay. A fixed-term contract presented later no longer changes that, because a fixed term must be agreed in writing before work begins. Your salary then follows the collective agreement, your agreement, or what is customary at the company for comparable skilled workers.

What the law says

§ 21 (2) BBiG – End
If trainees pass the final exam before the end of the training period, the training relationship ends when the examination board announces the result.
§ 24 BBiG – Continued work
If trainees are employed after the training relationship without anything being expressly agreed, an employment relationship of indefinite duration is deemed to have been established.
§ 14 (4) TzBfG – Written form
A fixed term in an employment contract must be in writing to be effective.

What you can do

  1. Note the date on which the result was announced to you.
  2. From then on you are entitled to a skilled worker's salary — not training pay.
  3. Do not sign a fixed-term contract presented afterwards without checking it.
  4. Get your continued employment confirmed in writing.
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