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Note: This calculation is based on the common rule of thumb (0.5 gross monthly salaries per year of service) and provides a rough orientation only – it is not a binding promise. The actual severance depends on litigation risk, negotiation conduct, the employer's situation, social plans and individual factors, and may be higher or lower. A reliable assessment is only possible in a personal case review.
German case law does not establish a fixed entitlement to severance. Practice and the established rule of thumb nevertheless provide useful orientation – which can vary considerably in individual cases.
Established rule of thumb in employment-law practice: at €5,000 gross and 8 years of service, the typical severance lies around €20,000. The rule of thumb is orientation – not a guarantee or entitlement.
Those covered by the German Protection Against Termination Act (companies with > 10 employees and at least 6 months of service) negotiate from a substantially stronger position. With operational terminations, a settlement is typically more achievable than with conduct-related terminations.
Being over 50 and having 10+ years of service can modestly increase the negotiation pot – statistically, prospects of re-employment are lower, which employers often offset with a slightly higher severance.
Filing a termination protection claim within the deadline creates a negotiating situation in which an amicable settlement with severance becomes attractive for both sides. Without legal representation, employees often leave on the table what would have been legally achievable.
From the moment you receive a termination, you have exactly 3 weeks to file a termination protection claim. Miss this deadline and the termination becomes effective – no matter how unfair it was. The negotiation pot then collapses to zero.
30-minute first call. We review your termination, give an honest assessment of the realistic severance level and show you the path to get there.
A lawyer from Bayreuth or Nuremberg will get back to you within one business day with a solid assessment — free of charge.