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• Job termination

Being fired often comes out of nowhere - and employees have only three weeks to decide whether to challenge the dismissal in court. An unfair dismi...

• Job termination
• Warning letter

Time fraud often starts with small mistakes, forgotten clock-outs, longer breaks, or missed meetings, but can be treated as a serious breach of tru...

• Job termination
• Termination agreement

A garden leave (Freistellung) is a common practice in which an employee is - revocably or irrevocably - released from their work obligations while ...

• Employment contract
• Job termination
• Other

For many people, their Christmas bonus is more than just an extra payment – it is an integral part of their annual income, often forming a signific...

• Termination agreement

A sprinter clause gives employees the right to leave the company before the agreed termination date while still receiving severance pay. Employers ...

• Job termination

An ordinary termination (ordentliche Kündigung) is just that: An employment termination observing legal notice periods. Unlike immediate dismissal,...

• Job termination

An action for unfair dismissal is the most important means for employees to defend themselves against dismissal. However, it must be filed within t...

• Employment contract
• Termination agreement

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

• Job termination
• Salary

Most employees receive their dismissal unexpectedly. This leaves them with little opportunity to take all of their accumulated overtime as time off...