{"id":4451,"date":"2026-07-06T10:28:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T08:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/?page_id=4451"},"modified":"2026-07-06T14:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T12:53:11","slug":"immediate-dismissal-germany","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/immediate-dismissal-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Immediate dismissal \u2014 how to defend yourself"},"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\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/bwlaw-child-1\/assets\/img\/logo-bw.png\" alt=\"BWLAW\" 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\/\">Employment law<\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/en\/defective-car-from-germany\/\">Cars<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/\" class=\"active\">Knowledge base<\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/en\/#zespol\">Team<\/a>\n    <\/nav>\n    <a href=\"\/en\/#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<section class=\"shero\" style=\"padding-bottom:3.5rem\">\n  <div class=\"glow\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wrap\" style=\"grid-template-columns:1fr\">\n    <div>\n      <nav class=\"crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a><span>\/<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/\">Knowledge base<\/a><span>\/<\/span><b>Employment<\/b><\/nav>\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Employment<\/span>\n      <h1 style=\"max-width:24ch\">Immediate dismissal \u2014 how to defend yourself<\/h1>\n      <p class=\"lead\">Dismissal with immediate effect is the sharpest tool in German employment law \u2014 and precisely for that reason courts scrutinise it hardest. Many immediate dismissals do not survive.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"art-meta\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/bwlaw-child-1\/assets\/img\/dr-artur-barczewski.webp\" alt=\"Dr. Artur Barczewski\" width=\"46\" height=\"46\" loading=\"lazy\">\n        <div><b>Dr. Artur Barczewski<\/b>Rechtsanwalt \u00b7 attorney-at-law<\/div>\n        <div style=\"margin-left:1rem;border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25);padding-left:1rem\">\u2248 5 min read<br>updated: July 2026<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<article class=\"sec\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"prose rv\" style=\"font-size:1.02rem\">\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.35rem;margin-top:2.2rem\">When immediate dismissal is allowed<\/h3>\n      <p>Under \u00a7 626 BGB an extraordinary dismissal requires good cause \u2014 so serious that the employer cannot even be expected to observe the notice period. Typical examples: theft, working-time fraud, violence.<\/p>\n      <p>In addition: the employer must declare the dismissal within 2 weeks of learning the decisive facts (\u00a7 626(2) BGB). A late immediate dismissal is invalid as such.<\/p>\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.35rem;margin-top:2.2rem\">Why fighting back pays off<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>the court asks whether milder measures would have sufficed \u2014 a warning letter or ordinary dismissal,<\/li>\n        <li>with immediate dismissal your salary stops at once and a benefit blocking period looms \u2014 winning or settling well reverses both,<\/li>\n        <li>many cases end with conversion into an ordinary dismissal plus severance and an agreed reference.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.35rem;margin-top:2.2rem\">The deadline stays: 3 weeks<\/h3>\n      <p>A claim against an immediate dismissal must also be filed within 3 weeks of receipt. Because the salary consequences are immediate: secure documents, note witnesses and get legal advice at once.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hl rv\" style=\"max-width:760px\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">3 weeks<\/span>\n      <h3>Calculate your claim deadline<\/h3>\n      <p>On our employment law page you will find the deadline calculator for dismissal protection claims.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"mini-cta rv\"><b>Does this affect you?<\/b><span style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.92rem\">Describe your case \u2014 we reply concretely and quickly.<\/span><a href=\"\/en\/#kontakt\" class=\"btn\">Contact a lawyer <span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n    <div class=\"prose rv\" style=\"margin-top:1.5rem\">\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.1rem\">Related topics<\/h3>\n      <div class=\"chips\" style=\"margin-top:.8rem\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/employment-law\/\">Employment law in Germany \u2192<\/a>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/employment-law\/\">Deadline calculator \u2192<\/a>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/warning-letter-abmahnung\/\">Warning letter \u2192<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<section class=\"sec alt\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"lawyer rv\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/bwlaw-child-1\/assets\/img\/dr-artur-barczewski.webp\" alt=\"Dr. Artur Barczewski\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\">\n      <div>\n        <b>Dr. Artur Barczewski<\/b>\n        <div class=\"role\">Rechtsanwalt \u00b7 attorney-at-law<\/div>\n        <p>Author of this article. 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