Summary dismissal

Questioner

How quickly must an employer act in the event of summary dismissal?

Lawyer

In general, quickly. The law states that if there is an urgent reason that justifies summary dismissal, the dismissal (and also the notification thereof to the employee) must take place 'without delay'. The idea behind this is that for a summary dismissal to be valid, there must be a reason for the dismissal that is so urgent that the employer not doing anything else is in fact not an option. If you are faced with summary dismissal, it is important that you take action quickly. If no request is made to the subdistrict court within 2 months after the date of dismissal to annul the dismissal, nothing can be done about the dismissal. This can entail all kinds of disadvantages/risks, such as no longer receiving wages and very likely no entitlement to benefits. If you would like to discuss this without obligation, please feel free to contact us by telephone (06-30575754).