DE Probezeit/Befristung
Probation & fixed-term (TzBfG) deadline monitor: probation end, Sachgrund/sachgrundlos limits, renewal & notice deadlines with alerts
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Probation and fixed-term contracts under control of the TzBfG limits
Probation end and notice date, sachgrundlos limits of 24 months and three extensions, material reasons, risk levels and daily deadline activities
Each contract shows when the probation ends, the date by which a probation notice should be served, and for a fixed-term contract its end date and the budget left. Extensions are checked against the limits of §14 Abs. 2 TzBfG before they are saved, and a daily scan raises activities for the deadlines that come close.
Key features
Probation
Up to six months (§622 Abs. 3 BGB); the end date and a conservative notice date two weeks before it, with a warning when no decision is recorded.
Fixed-term contracts
Sachgrundlos or with material reason; total term, remaining months and extensions left; a sachgrundlos contract with prior employment is refused.
Extension wizard
The proposed end date is checked first: extension number, total term against 24 months, signed before the running term ends.
Material reasons
The reasons of §14 Abs. 1 Nr. 1-8 TzBfG are included; a Vertretung names the absent employee.
Risk and compliance
OK, action needed or critical with the days left; a contract ending within 14 days warns that continued work makes it open-ended (§15 Abs. 6 TzBfG); a compliance note per contract.
Daily scan
Sets "Ending soon", resets it after an extension and creates activities for the HR responsible.
Screenshots
Odoo 19, a German metalworking company with fictional staff and partners; seeded data, screens taken as the HR manager or the accountant (normal users with the module groups), not as administrator.
1. Contracts
Type, probation end, contract end, days left, extensions and risk.
2. Contract ending in 12 days
Critical risk with the §15 Abs. 6 TzBfG warning and the compliance note.
3. Renewals
A confirmed extension with old and new end date and the date it was signed.
4. Extension check
Extension number and total term checked against the limits before saving.
5. Fixed term with material reason
A Vertretung during the colleague's Elternzeit, naming the absent employee.
6. Material reasons
The reasons of §14 Abs. 1 Nr. 1-8 TzBfG.
Use cases
✓ HR decides on probation and renewals before the deadline, not after.
✓ Sachgrundlos extensions stay within the statutory limits.
✓ Team leads get an activity when a contract they own is about to end.
Why this app
✓ An illegal extension is refused before it is saved.
✓ The deadline that matters is shown as a date and as days left.
✓ Material reasons and replaced employees are documented with the contract.
Auf Deutsch
Überwachung von Probezeit und Befristung: Probezeitende und Kündigungstermin, sachgrundlose Befristung bis 24 Monate mit höchstens drei Verlängerungen, Sachgründe nach §14 Abs. 1 TzBfG und tägliche Fristenprüfung.
- Verlängerung wird vor dem Speichern gegen §14 Abs. 2 TzBfG geprüft.
- Hinweis auf §15 Abs. 6 TzBfG kurz vor Vertragsende.
- Sachgründe Nr. 1 bis 8 hinterlegt.
- Aktivitäten für die zuständige Personalerin.
Specifications
- This page: Odoo 19.0 (also available for Odoo 18.0 and 20.0)
- License: OPL-1
- Languages: English, German
- Depends on: Employees (hr), Discuss (mail)
- Author: Pokutsoft, pokutsoft.com
- Support: support@pokutsoft.com
Update date: 2026-10-28 · Version: 19.0.1.0.20
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