Validity of dismissal under German Protection Against Dismissal Act: Substantive and procedural requirements for injunctive relief against employee termination

The German Federal Labour Court dismissed the employee's revision appeal, thereby upholding the lower court's judgment and leaving the plaintiff to bear the costs of the appellate proceedings. The dispute concerned a claim for compensation based on alleged unlawful termination of employment, where the plaintiff challenged the validity of the dismissal in proceedings for injunctive relief. The court's decision rests on the decisive legal standard that the dismissal was procedurally and substantively valid under the German Protection Against Dismissal Act (KSchG), thereby rejecting the plaintiff's arguments and confirming the lawfulness of the employer's action.