# De kuendigungsschutz
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Analyze German dismissal protection (Kündigungsschutz) for any employment termination scenario in Germany.

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.

This skill enables systematic, auditable analysis of German dismissal protection across the full life-cycle of an employment termination — from pre-dismissal risk assessment through labor court proceedings and Abfindung negotiation. **Covers:** - KSchG applicability assessment (six-month waiting period, § 23 headcount threshold) - Social justification analysis under all three dismissal grounds (§ 1 KSchG) - Sozialauswahl (social selection) criteria and Punkteschema review (§ 1 Abs. 3–4 KSchG) - Statutory notice period calculation (§ 622 BGB) including probationary period - Extraordinary dismissal (außerordentliche Kündigung) under § 626 BGB - Special protection categories — each requiring separate administrative process - Works council consultation under § 102 BetrVG (ordinary) and § 103 BetrVG (WC members) - Abfindung routes: § 1a KSchG statutory offer, §§ 9–10 KSchG court dissolution, Sozialplan - Mass dismissal notification obligations (§§ 17–18 KSchG) - Procedural compliance: § 623 BGB written form, § 4 KSchG three-week claim period - Aufhebungsvertrag (termination agreement) structure **Does not:** - Draft the dismissal notice itself — use the arbeitsvertrag-employment-agreement skill - Cover non-German employment law - Provide individual legal advice or replace qualified German labour counsel - Substitute for works council consultation, which is a mandatory legal step **Germany only.** This skill applies German ...

## Jurisdictions

Germany



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