Employment termination validity under statutory dismissal protection requirements

The Federal Labor Court dismissed the plaintiff's revision, thereby upholding the decision of the Higher Labor Court of Hesse and ordering the plaintiff to bear the revision costs. The dispute concerned the validity of the termination of an employment contract, specifically challenging whether the employer complied with statutory dismissal protection requirements. The decisive legal basis involved the assessment of grounds for termination under German labor law, with the court finding no error in the lower courts' evaluation that the termination was legally effective or that the plaintiff's claims for continued employment or damages were substantiated.