Digital job references from 2025: modern, legally compliant - and subject to conditions
Since January 1, 2025, employers in Germany have been allowed to issue employment references electronically - provided the employee agrees. The basis for this is the new regulation of Section 109 Para. 3 GewO as part of the Bureaucracy Relief Act IV. For the first time, the electronic form is no longer excluded. Formal requirements: Consent and qualified signature Consent of the employee The
