Example 1
€12,500
typical
Negotiation range
You have been terminated? Act fast – the 3-week deadline is running. We review your termination free of charge and negotiate a severance that reflects your worth.
A clear process that guarantees pace and confidentiality. All you do is upload the letter – we take care of the rest.
You send us your termination – by upload, email or phone. Within 24 hours you receive an initial assessment: is the termination valid? What severance is realistic?
We file the unfair termination claim and negotiate with your employer in parallel. The goal: an out-of-court agreement with a fair severance – without litigation risk.
The termination agreement or settlement is signed and the severance is paid. You move calmly to the next position. Full handling typically in 4–8 weeks.
The German rule of thumb: half a gross monthly salary per year of service. A rough orientation — no entitlement, no promise. The exact amount depends on the individual case.
Result = realistic orientation. Typical negotiation room: −20 % to +30 % depending on grounds, court prospects and social plan.
Note: Reference values based on the rule of thumb and typical negotiation practice. The actual figure can be higher or lower — it depends on grounds for termination, court prospects, social plans and negotiation skills.
Not every employee is automatically protected by the general termination protection – but the gaps are usually smaller than employers want you to believe.
Where the German Termination Protection Act applies, a dismissal must be socially justified – on operational, personal or behavioural grounds.
Certain groups enjoy extended termination protection – often regardless of company size or length of employment.
Each type has its own requirements and defence strategies. We assess which arguments matter in your concrete case.
Job cuts, restructuring, site closure. The most common trigger for severance payments.
Requirements: pressing operational reasons + correct social selection (age, tenure, dependants, severe disability).
Long illness, missing work permit, loss of suitability. High thresholds for the employer.
Requirements: negative health or suitability prognosis, significant operational impairment, no milder alternatives available.
Breach of duty, escalation after written warning, theft, repeated lateness. Without a (correct) warning typically invalid.
Requirements: concrete breach of duty + applicable warning + negative prognosis + balance of interests in the employer's favour.
Without notice, immediately effective – only on grave grounds such as theft, sexual harassment or refusal to work.
2-week declaration deadline for the employer. Often paired with an ordinary termination "in the alternative" – both can be challenged separately.
Termination combined with the offer of changed conditions (different location, lower salary, new tasks).
You can accept under reservation and have the change reviewed by the labour court – without losing your job.
Consensual end of the contract – formally not a termination but strategically often used as one. Risk: blocking period for unemployment benefits (12 weeks).
Never sign without legal review – once signed, a mutual termination agreement is hard to challenge.
We represent employees and executives from the region and across Germany – fast, discreet and with a clear goal: fair severance.
Our main office on Ritter-von-Eitzenberger-Straße is the contact point for terminated employees from Bayreuth, Bamberg, Hof, Coburg, Kulmbach and the entire Upper Franconia region. We know the regional labour courts and pursue termination claims with a clear negotiation goal. More about the Bayreuth office.
From our office on Fürther Straße we are present in the region's economic metropolis. Focus: termination claims before the labour court Nuremberg, representation of executives and qualified employees from Nuremberg, Fürth, Erlangen and the metropolitan area. More about the Nuremberg office.
30-minute first call. No commitment, discreet, to the point. You will see immediately how we can move your matter forward.