Many employees underestimate the consequences of being late. Regular or frequent lateness creates tension within the team and disruption in the wor...
Andrea von Zelewski
Fixed-term contracts are increasingly common in Germany - and so are lawsuits to convert them into permanent employment. If you believe the time li...
Timo Sauer
Employees in the public sector face different rules compared to the private sector, especially when it comes to notice periods, dismissal protectio...
Sven Jacob
When an employer fires someone not because of proven misconduct, but because of a (serious) suspicion, questions arise: Whether such a “dismissal b...
Timo Sauer
In Germany, a redundancy dismissal (betriebsbedingte Kündigung) is only valid if the employer conducts a proper social selection (Sozialauswahl). T...
Timo Sauer
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...
Timo Sauer
Legal aid in Germany ("Prozesskostenhilfe" or "PKH") allows employees with low income or limited assets to take legal action without having to pay ...
Timo Sauer
Removing a managing director (Geschäftsführer) from a German GmbH is legally very different from dismissing a normal employee. That is because for ...
Timo Sauer
Can you get your old job back after being dismissed? In German labour law, this is sometimes possible through a reinstatement claim (Wiedereinstell...
Timo Sauer
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