DIGITAL LAW FIRM FOR LABOR LAW IN GERMANY - SNP.LAW
English speaking employment lawyer Germany
Have you been dismissed or do you have questions about severance pay or a termination agreement?
- 100 % free and non-binding initial estimate
- Expert for dismissal protection claims / dismissal protection proceedings
- Review of termination agreements
- Settlement and termination negotiations
Richard Rummel
Specialist lawyer for labor law
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I urgently needed help with a labor law case. Mr. Rummel helped me unbureaucratically, promptly and competently. Every detail was explained to me precisely and comprehensibly. Absolutely recommendable!
Check your termination now in just 6 steps
Have you been terminated?
- Filing a dismissal protection claim
- Obtaining compensation
- Obtaining immediate exemption
- Extended notice period for job search
- Negotiate a very good certificate
Have you received a contract of termination?
- Avoid blocking period
- Secure higher compensation
- Secure a very good certificate
- Extension of the notice period for finding a new job
- Negotiate exemption
Received notice of termination? Two important tips
If your employer has dismissed you, take these two tips to heart:
- You only have three weeks from receipt of the dismissal notice to respond to your dismissal. If you do not file an action for protection against dismissal within this time, your job is lost for good. Severance pay is also usually unrealistic after this period has expired. You should therefore consult a lawyer for employment law as soon as possible, who will examine your case and file a complaint if necessary.
- Register with the employment agency as a job seeker as soon as possible. Otherwise, if you actually become unemployed, you may face a period of suspension of unemployment benefit I. You will then have to wait longer for your benefit. If you get in touch with me in good time, I can help you to register.
Did you know that only 12% of dismissed employees take legal action against their dismissal? Yet over 99% of dismissal protection lawsuits end with a severance pay that exceeds the costs of the lawsuit many times over. Important: You only have three weeks after receiving your dismissal notice to file a lawsuit. Seek advice now and make an appointment now.
Your lawyer for dismissals in Germany
A dismissal is an emotionally stressful situation. I have been advising and representing employees who have been dismissed for many years. Thanks to my experience, I know every trick in the book and know how best to assert your interests. Nevertheless, I do not provide advice “off the peg”. At the beginning, we will discuss your personal goal in detail, which will guide my work. As a rule, this can be saving your job so that you remain employed by the company or the payment of the highest possible severance pay. This also means that you give up your job. In the event of dismissal with notice of change, you may also continue to work under less favorable conditions.
CONTACT
Would you like to make an appointment? Do you have any questions?
Please fill out the form below and we will respond as soon as possible. Or give us a call at
- Bismarckallee 10 | 79098 Freiburg
- richard.rummel@snp.law
- +49 761 2144 0520
Initial assessment
- Non-binding initial assessment without waiting time (online)
- Personal support and legal advice at the highest level. In addition to a free initial assessment of your specific case, you will receive clear recommendations on how to proceed.
Enforcement
- I will represent you in all court instances
- No time-consuming on-site appointments, no tedious paperwork. Communication by video call, telephone or e-mail.
- No cost risk: either your legal expenses insurance covers the costs. Or at the end, the fees are offset against your settlement, which is usually a multiple of the legal costs.
I will advise you on whether and how we can achieve your goal together
In many cases, we then file an action for protection against dismissal. If you are aiming for a severance payment, it is often possible to reach an attractive agreement with the employer at the first conciliation meeting. You can rely on my strong negotiating skills. If, on the other hand, you want to keep your job, we will see the proceedings through to the end. Of course, I will keep you informed of my assessment of your chances of success.
We will also look at the numerous follow-up issues to a dismissal. These include your continued employment during the proceedings, the payment of your remaining vacation and unemployment benefits.
A dismissal is stressful enough – I will keep you free of all legal matters. You are welcome to arrange a consultation with me by telephone.
Protection against dismissal for employees - Lawyer for employment law in Germany
I have been advising and representing employees who have been dismissed for many years. Thanks to my experience, I know every trick in the book and know how best to assert your interests. Nevertheless, I do not provide advice “off the peg”. At the beginning, we will discuss your personal goal in detail, which will guide my work. As a rule, this can be
- Saving your job so that you remain employed by the company or
- The payment of the highest possible severance pay. This also means that you give up your job.
- In the event of a dismissal with notice of change, you may also be able to continue working under less favorable conditions. I will advise you on whether and how we can achieve your goal together. In many cases, we will then file an action for protection against dismissal on your behalf.
- I also look at the numerous follow-up issues to a dismissal. This concerns, for example, your continued employment during the proceedings, the payment of your remaining vacation and unemployment benefit.
A dismissal is stressful enough – I will keep you free of all legal matters and answer your questions. Please feel free to make an appointment with me.
Termination agreement not without a lawyer for employment law
Employers like to present a termination agreement instead of giving notice. In the belief that they are entering into a fair agreement, many employees willingly sign.
I advise against this! Termination agreements contain numerous risks that you should clarify. These can be in particular
The severance payment is often set far too low in the employer’s draft agreement. As a rule, your employer is dependent on your consent in order to part with you in a legally secure manner. You should therefore make your agreement dependent on an appropriate severance payment. If, on the other hand, you play your cards too high, your employer may decide to dismiss you after all.
In many cases, you may be threatened with a period of unemployment benefit suspension. You will then have to manage without benefits from the employment agency for an initial 12 weeks. In other words, you leave a lot of money on the street. I can advise you on whether and how you can avoid a suspension period.
Almost all termination agreements contain a settlement clause. In this clause, you waive all claims against your employer, unless these are specified in the termination agreement. My experience shows that many employees lose outstanding vacation or overtime pay in this way. I will protect you from this.
I regularly review, negotiate and draft termination agreements for my clients. I am happy to advise you on the contract that your employer has presented to you.
Of course, I can also assist you if you would like to propose a termination agreement yourself. This can be particularly useful if you want to change companies at short notice.
The quickest way to contact me is electronically. You are welcome to make an appointment for a consultation at short notice by booking an appointment.
Bypassing the blocking period for unemployment benefit
Did you know that a blocking period for unemployment benefit can be avoided by cleverly drafting the termination agreement?
When concluding a termination agreement, many people fear that the unemployment benefit will be blocked by the employment agency.
A blocking period means that you will not receive the unemployment benefit you have applied for until 12 weeks have elapsed, as you are blocked from receiving unemployment benefit for the first 12 weeks.
However, you will not only receive unemployment benefit later, but also for a shorter period of 9 months instead of 12 months. The reason for the blocking period is that the employment agency generally assumes that you have given up your employment relationship voluntarily and therefore unnecessarily when you conclude a termination agreement.
However, you can avoid a suspension period for unemployment benefit by drafting the termination agreement cleverly:
- The termination agreement must state that the termination of the employment relationship is to avoid an otherwise unavoidable (operational) dismissal.
- The severance payment agreed in the termination agreement should not significantly exceed half a gross monthly salary per year of employment. For example, with a gross monthly salary of € 5,000.00 and a period of employment of 5 years, the severance payment should not be significantly higher than € 12,500.00.
If all these points are taken into account in the termination agreement, you can usually avoid the imposition of a blocking period for unemployment benefit by the employment agency.
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