🇩🇪 Job offer letter template — Germany
Currency EUR · gross annual salary · Probezeit up to 6 months · Sample template, not legal advice
A sample offer letter for a Germany-based hire. It uses gross annual salary, a six-month Probezeit and market-standard vacation, and stays consistent with what the written contract must confirm.
Letter header
[Company Legal Name]
[Company address, Germany]
Date: [date]
Offer
Dear [Candidate full name],
We are pleased to offer you the position of [Job title] at [Company name]. The key terms are below; they will be confirmed in your employment contract (Arbeitsvertrag).
Position & start
Role: [Job title], reporting to [Manager]
Place of work: [City], Germany (remote/hybrid: [details])
Start date: [date]
Contract type: Permanent (unbefristet)
Compensation
Gross salary: EUR [amount] per year, paid in 12 monthly instalments.
Bonus / variable: [details, if any]
Benefits: [pension, job ticket, etc.]
Working time & leave
Working hours: [e.g. 40 hours/week]
Vacation: [30] days per year (statutory minimum 20 on a 5-day week).
Probation & notice
Probation (Probezeit): 6 months, with 2 weeks' notice during it.
Notice after probation: statutory minimum (4 weeks to the 15th or month-end), or [contractual period] if longer.
Confidentiality
This offer and its terms are confidential. Please do not share them outside your immediate advisors.
Acceptance
To accept, please sign and return this letter by [acceptance deadline].
For [Company Legal Name]
__________________________
[Signer name], [Signer title]
Accepted by the candidate
__________________________
[Candidate full name] · Date: ____________
Note
This is a sample template for Germany, not legal advice. Confirm every clause with your HR and legal team before sending.
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