Objection to a written warning (Gegendarstellung)

Formal reply that goes into your personnel file next to the Abmahnung. Useful when you do not want to escalate but want the record corrected.

Request to remove a written warning

Pre-litigation demand letter requiring the employer to remove an unjustified Abmahnung within a fixed deadline (typically 14 days).

Severance counter-offer

Counter to a § 1a KSchG offer or to a lowball termination-agreement proposal — anchored on the half-month rule and your leverage points.

Refusal of a termination agreement

Formal reply rejecting a termination agreement without burning the bridge to a renegotiated severance.

Request for a reference letter

Demand for a qualified reference (§ 109 GewO) and the standard "very good" overall grade.

Notification to legal-expenses insurance

Pre-filing notification triggering cover under your Rechtsschutzversicherung.

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