Job termination

• Job termination
• Severance Pay

For most employees, a termination without notice comes as a shock. The employment relationship ends from one day to the next, with no notice period...

• Job termination

When you get sick, you first receive your salary from the employer for up to 6 weeks (Entgeltfortzahlung)- and then sickness benefits (Krankengeld)...

• Job termination
• Severance Pay

In cases of retrenchments, German law offers a transition solution to delay the unemployment for the employees, the so called transfer companies (T...

• Job termination

Many employees believe that they cannot be dismissed while they are on a rehabilitation programme (Reha or Kur). That is only partly true. Rehabili...

• Job termination

The probationary period (Probezeit) gives both employer and employee a chance to work out whether they can work together well in the long-term. The...

• Job termination

Termination of an apprenticeship follows different rules than those in a standard employment relationship. The Vocational Training Act (Berufsbildu...

• Job termination
• Severance Pay

Once an employee has filed a claim at the Labour Court (Arbeitsgericht), they will receive a summons to a conciliation hearing (Güteverhandlung/Güt...

• Job termination

Members of the works council (Betriebsrat) must be free and independent in doing their work. Therefore the employer may not terminate the employmen...

• Job termination

A dismissal related to alcohol consumption is subject to strict requirements. Alcohol consumption or alcohol abuse can justify a dismissal based on...