Timo Sauer

• Employment contract

Fixed-term contracts are increasingly common in Germany - and so are lawsuits to convert them into permanent employment. If you believe the time li...

• Job termination

When an employer fires someone not because of proven misconduct, but because of a (serious) suspicion, questions arise: Whether such a “dismissal b...

• Job termination

In Germany, a redundancy dismissal (betriebsbedingte Kündigung) is only valid if the employer conducts a proper social selection (Sozialauswahl). T...

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• Other

If you want to challenge a dismissal in Germany, you must file your claim with the competent labour court within three weeks. The first step is det...

• Job termination
• Legal expense insurance
• Other

Legal aid in Germany ("Prozesskostenhilfe" or "PKH") allows employees with low income or limited assets to take legal action without having to pay ...

• Job termination
• Termination agreement

Removing a managing director (Geschäftsführer) from a German GmbH is legally very different from dismissing a normal employee. That is because for ...

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• Job termination

Can you get your old job back after being dismissed? In German labour law, this is sometimes possible through a reinstatement claim (Wiedereinstell...

• Job termination

Insults at work can escalate quickly – but do they really justify dismissal for insult? This guide explains when an insult crosses the legal line, ...

• Job termination

Conflicts at work are common, but personal differences alone usually cannot justify a dismissal. Only when disagreements lead to misconduct or a de...