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Return to office (RTO) – productivity programs or stealth layoffs?

Amazon made headlines with a full return-to-the-office policy recently: Five days a week, for all employees, from January. The company is following...

Frank Broer

Job termination

Termination of Executives (leitende Angestellte) in Germany

Executives (leitende Angestellte) do not have protection against termination. A widespread misconception. Executives have a closer relationship wit...

Frank Broer

Good Leaver Bad Leaver provisions: A guide for employees

The tech industry - once an unstoppable engine of growth - has started to lay off people in large numbers. In 2024 alone, more than 100,000 employe...

Frank Broer

What happens to my Blue Card if I lose my job?

Quelle: zuwanderung.sachsen.de The Blue Card is a residence permit for highly skilled non-EU professionals. However, it is also linked to your e...

Frank Broer

Job termination

Unfairly dismissed? How the Employment Protection Act can help you

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

Timo Sauer

Job termination

Dismissal of Executives in Germany – Only with (High) Severance Pay!

"No protection against dismissal for executive in Germany - they are not covered by the Employment Protection Act (Kündigungsschutzgesetz)." ...

Frank Broer

Non-compete Agreements and Compensation in Germany

As long as an employment relationship is in place, employees are subject to a general non-compete rule (Wettbewerbsverbot) – but this doesn’t apply...

Frank Broer

How much severance pay upon termination in Germany ATM?

When layoffs occur in Germany, employers often offer their employees severance pay. There is not necessarily a legal right for this; In most cases,...

Frank Broer