Certain groups of people enjoy special protection against dismissal. These include works council members, data protection officers, pregnant women, trainees, severely disabled people, parents on parental leave or people who are taking care leave. They may not be dismissed at all or only under special circumstances. Nevertheless, a dismissal must be…

Special payments are benefits from the employer that are not paid out with the usual salary, but on certain occasions or dates (e.g. at Christmas). A distinction is made between special payments that are purely remuneration-based, to reward loyalty to the company, and those that are of a mixed nature. When leaving the employment relationship, for example due to...