Employee obligations

Employee obligations are statuated in the employment contract. The employment contract imposes various obligations on the employee.

The main obligation of the employee is to work
The so-called main duty of the employee is to work. The employee does not owe any success in this, but only the pure activity. He must perform this work or activity properly (somewhat better than average) according to his own possibilities.

As an employee’s duty there are also ancillary duties

In addition to this main obligation, the employee also has so-called secondary obligations. These are, for example, the contractual prohibition of competition, the obligation not to cause any damage to the employer or the obligation to follow the employer’s instructions. The latter is generally referred to as the employer’s right of direction.

In principle, employees are clearly privileged in their liability towards the employer compared to the normal principles of the law of obligations.


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As employment law cases should be solved quickly, we always have an initial consultation appointment immediately. If possible on the same day, otherwise the next day. Please write us a message or call us directly. You can reach us by phone from Mo-Fr in the time from 8 am to 6pm.