Autumn Job Market Weak: Your Rights on Dismissal and Severance
Viktor Schuhmann
01.10.2026
Weak autumn job market recovery in 2026: know your dismissal rights and severance negotiation options in Germany.
Severance Pay
Mass Layoff Unfair Dismissal Claim: Your Rights After Euroimmun
Viktor Schuhmann
30.09.2026
The Euroimmun mass layoff affects 143 employees. Learn how to respond, which deadlines apply, and how to negotiate severance with an unfair dismissal claim and litigation funding.
Protected Severance Pay: When You Keep 35,000 Euros in Insolvency
Viktor Schuhmann
28.09.2026
Learn how the timing of insolvency and termination affects your severance pay claims and when a 35,000 euro severance pay is protected.
Severance Pay When a Supplier’s Factory Closes: Rights, Termination, and Cancellation Agreements
Viktor Schuhmann
27.09.2026
Mercedes’ factory closure affects suppliers too. Learn what employees need to know about severance pay, termination, and negotiation strategies.
Severance after Summary Dismissal: Dispute, Walking Out, and Legal Consequences
Viktor Schuhmann
25.09.2026
Walking out after a workplace dispute can trigger a summary dismissal — but does it justify losing your job without severance? A recent case shows how proportionality and negotiation shape the outcome.
Garden Leave and Severance Pay: What Employees Need to Know About Evonik’s Layoffs
Viktor Schuhmann
23.09.2026
Evonik is laying off 3,200 jobs – for many employees, garden leave and severance pay are now key issues. This guide explains protection against dismissal, severance claims, and garden leave options.
Unfair Dismissal Severance Pay: How to Fight Sham Termination Reasons
Viktor Schuhmann
22.09.2026
An employee receives €30,000 severance pay because the dismissal reason was fabricated – and the severance protects against unemployment benefits. Learn how to fight constructed dismissal reasons.
Immediate Severance Payment: How to Enforce Your Due Payment
Viktor Schuhmann
21.09.2026
Employers cannot unilaterally delay a due severance payment. Learn how to enforce immediate payout and what rights you have.
Severance Pay in Company Spin-Offs: Your Rights After Company Restructures
Viktor Schuhmann
19.09.2026
When companies set up new firms and lay off employees, the question of severance pay in company spin-offs arises. Find out what rights you have and how you can defend yourself.
Redundancy Selection and Severance Pay: Your Rights in 1&1 Versatel and IONOS Job Cuts
Viktor Schuhmann
18.09.2026
The announced job cuts at 1&1 Versatel and IONOS worry many employees. Learn about your rights in a dismissal, how redundancy selection works, and how to negotiate a fair severance pay.