What should I know about holiday entitlement, public holidays and absence management before accepting a contract?

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In Germany, statutory minimum holiday, additional holiday days and public holiday/location references should be listed separately. Recommendation: do not hide holiday days in benefits, but list them as a core condition. In practice: statutory holiday shown separately from additional holiday. Limitation: international or distributed teams require differentiated logic. (Sources: Destatis Labour Market, BA Beschaeftigung Statistik)

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