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• 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 agreement (Abwicklungsvertrag) regulates the consequences of a dismissed employment relationship, including severance pay, payment ter...

• 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...

• Employment contract
• Job termination

In today’s digital world, it is common to handle everyday tasks by email – but what about termination by email? Imagine sitting at your desk and su...

• Job termination
• Salary

Terminations often hit employees without warning. And because you rarely see it coming, you usually don’t have the chance to “work off” minus hours...

• Severance Pay
• Tax on severance pay
• Termination agreement

Severance payments in Germany are fully taxable, and employers usually pay them as a single lump sum, which can push employees into a much higher t...

• Employment contract
• Job termination
• Other

Being pregnant during a probation period can feel unsettling. Even though employees in Germany enjoy strong protection against unfair dismissal, yo...