Severance Pay

• Job termination
• Other
• Severance Pay

Stock options are often the real reward for many startup employees. But what happens to them if your employment ends? This guide explains what ESOP...

• Job termination
• Severance Pay

When your employment ends, questions about unused vacation days often arise. Can you still take your holidays during your notice period? Do you hav...

• Job termination
• Severance Pay

A dismissal during short-time work (Kündigung während Kurzarbeit) is generally possible if there are operational, personal, or conduct-related reas...

• Severance Pay
• Tax on severance pay

Receiving severance pay after a termination may feel like financial relief - until pay day, when you see the tax deductions. In Germany, severance ...

• Severance Pay
• Tax on severance pay

Employees in Germany often experience a rude awakening when they see how much tax is due on a severance payment. Income tax, solidarity surcharge a...

• Job termination
• Severance Pay

Dismissal for operational reasons is the most common type of termination under German labor law. It occurs when “business needs,” such as restructu...

• Job termination
• Severance Pay

Sometimes, a termination comes “out of the blue”. But not always. Often, there are signs that an employee might get fired. In this blog article, we...