Interactive assessment

    How Ready Is Your German HR Setup?

    Ten questions on the ten things that break when international companies build HR in Germany: entity, works council, payroll, contracts, collective agreements, compliance ownership, monitoring, hiring, and timeline. Instant score, your three weakest areas, and a 90-day action plan.

    01 / 10

    What stage is your German presence at?

    02 / 10

    How many employees do you plan to employ in Germany within 12 months?

    03 / 10

    Do your German employees have a works council (Betriebsrat) — or could one be elected?

    04 / 10

    Who runs German payroll?

    05 / 10

    What do your German employment contracts look like?

    06 / 10

    Do you know whether a collective agreement (Tarifvertrag) applies to your German business?

    07 / 10

    Who owns German HR compliance today?

    08 / 10

    Do you plan any employee monitoring or performance-tracking tools in Germany?

    09 / 10

    What is your hiring plan for Germany?

    10 / 10

    When do you need the German setup to be operational?

    Answer all ten questions to see your score.