{"id":4402,"date":"2026-07-06T00:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T22:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/?page_id=4402"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:16:44","slug":"employment-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/employment-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Dismissed in Germany? You have 21 days to react."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"progress\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n<header>\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/\" class=\"brand\" aria-label=\"BWLAW \u2013 home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/bwlaw-child-1\/assets\/img\/logo-bw.png\" alt=\"BWLAW \u2013 law firm in Germany\" width=\"42\" height=\"28\"><\/a>\n    <nav aria-label=\"Main navigation\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/construction-law\/\">Construction law<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/debt-collection\/\">Debt collection<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/company-formation\/\">Corporate law<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/employment-law\/\" class=\"active\" aria-current=\"page\">Employment law<\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/en\/defective-car-from-germany\/\">Cars<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/\">Knowledge base<\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/en\/#zespol\">Team<\/a>\n    <\/nav>\n    <a href=\"#kontakt\" class=\"btn\">Contact a lawyer <span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n    <button class=\"burger\" aria-label=\"Menu\">\u2630<\/button>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<!-- HERO -->\n<section class=\"shero\">\n  <div class=\"glow\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div>\n      <nav class=\"crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a><span>\/<\/span><a href=\"\/en\/#specjalizacje\">Practice areas<\/a><span>\/<\/span><b>Employment law<\/b><\/nav>\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Employment law in Germany<\/span>\n      <h1>Dismissed in Germany? You have <em>21 days<\/em> to react.<\/h1>\n      <p class=\"lead\">Received a termination notice (K\u00fcndigung)? Your employer owes you wages, issued a warning or offers a termination agreement? We handle German employment law matters in English \u2014 from first assessment to representation before labour courts across Germany.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"cta-row\">\n        <a href=\"#kalkulator\" class=\"btn\">Check your deadline <span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n        <a href=\"#kontakt\" class=\"btn ghost\" style=\"border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.5);color:#fff\">Book a consultation<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"badges\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Unfair dismissal claims<\/span>\n        <span class=\"badge\">Severance \u00b7 Abfindung<\/span>\n        <span class=\"badge\">Labour courts across Germany<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ph rv\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/bwlaw-child-1\/assets\/img\/artur-fotel.webp\" alt=\"Employment lawyer in Germany reviewing a dismissal notice\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- KALKULATOR -->\n<section class=\"sec\" id=\"kalkulator\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Deadline calculator<\/span>\n      <h2>How much time do you have? Calculate your deadline<\/h2>\n      <p>From the day the notice is delivered you generally have 3 weeks (21 days) to file an unfair dismissal claim (sec. 4 KSchG). After the deadline the dismissal becomes effective almost without exception \u2014 even if it was defective.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"calc rv d1\">\n      <label for=\"kDate\">When was the notice delivered to you?<\/label>\n      <input type=\"date\" id=\"kDate\">\n      <div class=\"out\" id=\"kOut\">\n        <div class=\"deadline\" id=\"kDeadline\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"days\" id=\"kDays\"><\/div>\n        <div style=\"margin-top:1.1rem\"><a href=\"#kontakt\" class=\"btn\">Still in time \u2014 book a consultation today <span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"note\">The calculator is for orientation only and does not replace legal advice. If the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday it shifts to the next working day (sec. 193 BGB) \u2014 the calculator does not account for public holidays, so we always verify the exact deadline individually.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- CALENDLY \u2014 tylko sprawy K\u00fcndigung. AKTYWACJA: wpisz adres wydarzenia w data-calendly-url i usu\u0144 display:none -->\n<section class=\"sec alt\" id=\"termin\" data-calendly-url=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/artur-barczewski\/30min\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n  <div class=\"cal-card\" style=\"background:var(--ivory);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:24px;padding:clamp(1.8rem,4vw,3rem)\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Book online<\/span>\n    <h2>Received a dismissal (K\u00fcndigung)? Book an appointment right away<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:62ch;margin-top:.8rem\">In dismissal cases every day counts. Pick an available time slot for a first consultation \u2014 online or by phone.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <button class=\"btn rv d1\" style=\"margin-top:1.6rem\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"bwLoadCalendly(this)\">Load the scheduler (Calendly) <span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/button>\n    <p style=\"font-size:.78rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:.9rem\">Clicking loads content from Calendly LLC (USA). Calendly&#8217;s privacy policy applies.<\/p>\n    <div id=\"bw-calendly\" style=\"max-width:860px\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<script>\nfunction bwLoadCalendly(btn){\n  var url = document.getElementById('termin').getAttribute('data-calendly-url')\n  if (!url) return\n  var ifr = document.createElement('iframe')\n  ifr.src = url + (url.indexOf('?') > -1 ? 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Check in 60 seconds<\/h2>\n      <p>Five questions about your situation \u2014 with a first assessment and next step at the end.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quiz rv d1\" id=\"quiz\">\n      <div class=\"qz-prog\"><i><\/i><\/div>\n      <span class=\"qz-count\"><\/span>\n      <h3><\/h3>\n      <div class=\"qz-opts\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"qz-res\">\n        <div class=\"verdict\"><\/div>\n        <p><\/p>\n        <a href=\"#kontakt\" class=\"btn\">Send your case for review <span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n        <button class=\"qz-restart\" type=\"button\">\u21ba Start over<\/button>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"qz-note\">The quiz gives a first orientation and does not replace legal advice \u2014 the outcome depends on details we assess individually.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- TIKTOK -->\n<section class=\"sec\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"mini-cta rv\" style=\"border-color:var(--terra)\">\n      <b>More short videos on German employment law \u2014 on TikTok.<\/b>\n      <span style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.92rem\">Dismissals, severance and employee rights \u2014 explained in a minute (in Polish).<\/span>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@artur.barczewski\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"btn\">\u266a Obserwuj: @artur.barczewski <span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- CO SPRAWDZI\u0106 -->\n<section class=\"sec alt\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Start with this<\/span>\n      <h2>Received a K\u00fcndigung? Check these four things<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"steps rv d1\">\n      <div class=\"stp\"><div><b>Date of delivery<\/b><p>The 21-day deadline runs from this date. Keep the envelope and note when the letter reached you.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"stp\"><div><b>Form of the notice<\/b><p>The notice must be on paper with a handwritten signature (sec. 623 BGB). Notice by e-mail, text message or messenger is invalid.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"stp\"><div><b>Are you protected by the KSchG?<\/b><p>Full protection generally applies if the business employs more than 10 people and you have been employed for more than 6 months.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"stp\"><div><b>Special protection<\/b><p>Pregnancy and parental leave, recognised disability, works council membership \u2014 here a dismissal needs additional approvals and is often contestable.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"mini-cta rv\"><b>You do not have to assess this yourself.<\/b><span style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.92rem\">We analyse your notice in the first call.<\/span><a href=\"#kontakt\" class=\"btn\">Send us the notice <span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- PROCES -->\n<section class=\"sec\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Unfair dismissal claim<\/span>\n      <h2>How proceedings before the German labour court work<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"probs rv d1\">\n      <div class=\"prob\"><span class=\"no\">Stage 1<\/span><b>Claim within 21 days<\/b><p>We prepare and file the unfair dismissal claim. This opens the way to reinstatement or \u2014 more often \u2014 severance negotiations.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"prob\"><span class=\"no\">Stage 2<\/span><b>Conciliation hearing<\/b><p>Usually a few weeks after filing, the court attempts a settlement. A large share of cases ends here \u2014 with severance or a good agreement.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"prob\"><span class=\"no\">Stage 3<\/span><b>Main hearing and judgment<\/b><p>Without a settlement the court examines the dismissal. The burden of proving the reasons lies largely with the employer.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hl rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Severance \u00b7 Abfindung<\/span>\n      <h3>When is severance due \u2014 and how much?<\/h3>\n      <p>German law does not provide for automatic severance. It usually results from a court settlement \u2014 the employer \u201cbuys\u201d certainty that the separation is final. The rule of thumb is half a gross monthly salary per year of service (cf. sec. 1a KSchG). The real amount depends on the strength of your case: the weaker the grounds, the more can be negotiated.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- KOSZTY + INNE SPRAWY -->\n<section class=\"sec alt\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Costs<\/span>\n      <h2>What does it cost? We play with open cards<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"prose rv d1\">\n      <p><strong>You know the costs up front.<\/strong> We assess your case and state the costs before you instruct us. In the first instance before the labour court each party pays its own lawyer regardless of the outcome (sec. 12a ArbGG) \u2014 we factor this into strategy and severance calculation.<\/p>\n      <p>On lower incomes we help you obtain state legal aid (Prozesskostenhilfe). If you have legal expenses insurance, it usually covers disputes with your employer \u2014 we check your policy for you.<\/p>\n      <h3>We also help with other employment matters<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"probs rv d2\" style=\"margin-top:1.4rem\">\n      <div class=\"prob\"><b>Warning letters (Abmahnung)<\/b><p>Responding to unjustified warnings before they become grounds for dismissal.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"prob\"><b>Termination agreements<\/b><p>Do not sign immediately \u2014 an ill-considered agreement can trigger a benefits waiting period (Sperrzeit).<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"prob\"><b>Employment reference<\/b><p>In Germany the reference wording matters greatly \u2014 we enforce corrections of downgraded assessments.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"prob\"><b>Unpaid wages<\/b><p>Demand letters and claims for salary, overtime and allowances \u2014 including against temp agencies. Employer challenging your sick note and withholding sick pay? <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/employer-refuses-sick-pay-germany\/\">See when a sick note can be challenged<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"prob\"><b>Summary dismissal<\/b><p>Immediate dismissal requires good cause \u2014 we check whether it exists and protect your claims.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"prob\"><b>Posting and cross-border work<\/b><p>A1 certificates, minimum wage and working conditions for work in Germany.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- KALKULATOR KOSZT\u00d3W PROCESU (RVG\/GKG) \u2014 tabele stawek w sub.js: stan 2021, DO AKTUALIZACJI -->\n<section class=\"sec\" id=\"kalkulator-kosztow\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Cost calculator<\/span>\n      <h2>What does litigation cost? Get an estimate<\/h2>\n      <p>Lawyer fees in Germany depend on the value in dispute (RVG statute). 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Is anything still possible?<span class=\"pl\">+<\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"ans\"><div><p>Exceptionally yes \u2014 the court may admit a late claim (sec. 5 KSchG), for example if through no fault of your own you learned of the dismissal late. These exceptions are interpreted narrowly \u2014 contact us immediately.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"qa\">\n        <button aria-expanded=\"false\">Is a termination sent by e-mail or messenger valid?<span class=\"pl\">+<\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"ans\"><div><p>No. Termination requires written form with a handwritten signature (sec. 623 BGB). But stay alert: the employer may later serve a formally valid notice.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"qa\">\n        <button aria-expanded=\"false\">My employer offers a termination agreement with quick payment. Should I sign?<span class=\"pl\">+<\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"ans\"><div><p>Not immediately. A termination agreement can reduce your claims and trigger a benefits waiting period (Sperrzeit). Send us the draft before signing \u2014 we will check whether the offer is fair.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"qa\">\n        <button aria-expanded=\"false\">Who pays the lawyer before the labour court?<span class=\"pl\">+<\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"ans\"><div><p>In the first instance each party pays its own lawyer regardless of the outcome (sec. 12a ArbGG). On lower incomes state legal aid helps, and legal expenses insurance usually covers employment disputes.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"qa\">\n        <button aria-expanded=\"false\">What is the point of the claim if I do not want my job back?<span class=\"pl\">+<\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"ans\"><div><p>In practice the claim is the main route to severance. An employer who risks losing usually offers a settlement \u2014 and the weaker the grounds for dismissal, the higher the negotiable amount.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- CASE STUDY \u2014 PRZYK\u0141AD: podmie\u0144 na prawdziw\u0105, udokumentowan\u0105 spraw\u0119 (par. 43b BRAO) -->\n<section class=\"sec alt\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Case study<\/span>\n      <h2>What a successful employment case looks like<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"case rv d1\">\n      <div class=\"case-body\">\n        <span class=\"tag\">Individual client \u00b7 Brandenburg<\/span>\n        <h3>From dismissal to severance above the employer\u2019s offer<\/h3>\n        <p>A production worker received notice and a first \u201csettlement\u201d offer from the employer. We filed the claim within the 21-day deadline \u2014 the case ended in a court settlement.<\/p>\n        <ul class=\"case-facts\">\n        <li>claim filed within the statutory 3-week deadline<\/li>\n        <li>settlement at the conciliation hearing<\/li>\n        <li>severance above the original offer<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- KONTAKT NA STRONIE (formularz -> admin-post bwlaw_contact) -->\n<!-- Z BAZY WIEDZY: karty artykulow kategorii (v3 - 3 najnowsze wg post_date, generowane skryptem) -->\r\n<section class=\"sec\">\r\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\r\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Knowledge base<\/span>\r\n      <h2>Guides: employment law<\/h2>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"kb-grid rv d1\" style=\"margin-top:2rem\">\r\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Aufhebungsvertrag \u2014 the termination agreement<\/h3>\r\n        <p>Germany&#8217;s mutual termination agreement explained in English: differences from a dismissal, severance from 0.5 salaries per year, the 12-week benefit suspension and the clauses to check before signing.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 10 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/aufhebungsvertrag-termination-agreement\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Notice periods \u2014 four weeks or seven months<\/h3>\r\n        <p>The basic period, the seniority extension and probation under sec. 622 BGB. Why years before age 25 count, why an e-mail is not enough and which two deadlines follow.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 9 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/notice-periods-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\n        <h3>BEM for employers \u2014 duties, process, proper closure<\/h3>\r\n        <p>When the duty arises, what a court-proof invitation contains, how to document the process and how to close a BEM when the employee goes silent. Guide with checklist.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/bem-employer-guide-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"chips rv\" style=\"margin-top:1.6rem\">\r\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/\">All articles in the knowledge base \u2192<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"sec\" id=\"kontakt\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Contact<\/span>\n      <h2>Start with a call \u2014 before the deadline passes<\/h2>\n      <p style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:62ch;margin-top:.8rem\">Send us the notice or describe your situation. 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