Eligibility for statutory severance payments in employment termination proceedings

The Federal Labour Court dismissed the plaintiff's revision, thereby upholding the lower court's judgment that the defendant’s claims were valid and leaving the prior ruling in force; consequently, the plaintiff is ordered to bear the costs of the revision proceedings. The dispute concerned a civil action regarding the enforceability of an employee's right to severance or termination benefits, with the core issue being whether the statutory requirements for such a claim were properly fulfilled. The court’s decision relied on the interpretation of the German Civil Code provisions governing contract termination and statutory compensation, rejecting the plaintiff's arguments that the applicable legal prerequisites for enhanced severance payments were met.