With a termination agreement, you and your employer agree on the termination of the employment relationship. The contract must be concluded in writing. Otherwise it is invalid. You should urgently seek legal advice in advance. Especially if the statutory notice period is shortened by the contract, meaning you leave the employment relationship early...

If the employment court is of the opinion that your employment relationship was not terminated by the dismissal in dispute, you or your employer can file an application for termination of the employment relationship. If the application is granted, the court will terminate the employment relationship by judgment. At the same time, you will receive a COMPENSATION for the loss of your...

If your employment relationship ends, your employer may provide you with a so-called settlement receipt. This is usually a declaration that you no longer have any further claims arising from the employment relationship. You should therefore ask for a period of reflection and seek legal advice. Otherwise, you could be faced with...

If an extraordinary termination is issued, this usually takes effect immediately, i.e. without notice. However, your employer can combine the extraordinary termination with a notice period. This period must then correspond to the statutory notice period or an agreed or collectively agreed notice period...

Many employment contracts contain so-called exclusion or expiry periods. After the expiry of the period specified therein, claims arising from the employment relationship expire if they are not asserted within the specified period. These are often two-stage exclusion periods. In the first stage, you or your employer must assert their claims against the...

An extraordinary termination is usually also referred to as termination without notice. This is also correct, unless the termination is accompanied by an EXPIRY PERIOD. Otherwise, the employment relationship is terminated immediately upon receipt of the termination notice...