Timo Sauer

• Termination agreement

A sprinter clause ("Sprinterklausel" or "Turboklausel") in the termination agreement allows the employee to leave the company prematurely – and als...

• Job termination

Ordinary termination (ordentliche Kündigung) is the unilateral termination of an employment relationship in compliance with statutory or contractua...

• Job termination

An unfair dismissal claim is the most important means for employees to defend themselves against dismissal. However, it must be submitted within th...

• Employment contract
• Termination agreement

A settlement contract (Abwicklungsvertrag) defines the conditions that are important for the termination of the employment relationship after a ter...

• Job termination
• Salary

For most employees, dismissal comes unexpectedly. Therefore, employees almost never have the opportunity to take all of their overtime as time off ...

• Job termination
• Other

Jobseeker in Germany: Registering your termination with the employment office (Agentur für Arbeit) is a crucial step in securing your financial and...

• Other

Since 2006, the General Equal Treatment Act (GETA) has provided protection against discrimination. Discrimination occurs when someone is unfairly d...

• Severance Pay

In theory, most employees in Germany might not have a legal claim for a severance package. In practice, however, severance payments will be made almost all the time, often triggered by the lawsuit that many employees use as part of the negotiation process.

• Job termination

Dismissing employees ‘just like that’ is (usually) not possible in Germany! The Dismissal Protection Act (KSchG) forms the backbone of job protecti...