Skill

legalcode-de-kuendigungsschutz

Analyze German dismissal protection (Kündigungsschutz) for any employment termination scenario in Germany. Use when advising on KSchG social justification (betriebsbedingt, personenbedingt, verhaltensbedingt), Sozialauswahl criteria and scoring, BGB § 622 statutory notice periods, BGB § 626 extraordinary dismissal (außerordentliche Kündigung), special protection categories (pregnancy/MuSchG, parental leave/BEEG, severely disabled/ SGB IX, works council members/BetrVG § 103, DPOs/BDSG), Abfindung negotiation and § 1a KSchG statutory severance, works council consultation under BetrVG § 102, and the § 4 KSchG three-week claim period. Also use when drafting Aufhebungsverträge, assessing Massenentlassung (collective redundancy) obligations, or reviewing a proposed dismissal strategy for legal risk. Jurisdiction: Germany.