Summary dismissal after 33 years of service
A summary (without-notice) dismissal after 33 years of service faces a particularly tough § 626 BGB proportionality test. Long-tenured employees regularly defeat summary dismissals — and settle with severance well above the standard half-month rule.
⚠ Same 3-week filing deadline (§ 4 KSchG) applies
Even weak summary dismissals must be challenged within 3 weeks — or they become final.
A summary dismissal under § 626 BGB ends the employment immediately and triggers a 12-week unemployment-benefit Sperrzeit. The legal test is strict: the employer needs a serious cause (wichtiger Grund) that makes it unreasonable to continue the employment even for the notice period. After 33 years of service, the proportionality balance shifts further in your favour — courts demand a particularly grave breach to outweigh long, untroubled tenure.
The employer must also act within 2 weeks of learning the cause (§ 626 II BGB) — missed deadlines are routine winning arguments. Settlement value in defeated summary dismissals is typically materially above the half-month rule.
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