Validity of employer's termination of employment under German dismissal protection law

The Federal Labour Court (BAG) dismissed the plaintiff’s revision, leaving the judgment of the Higher Labour Court of Baden-Württemberg in force and placing the costs on the plaintiff. The dispute concerned a challenge to the employer’s termination of the plaintiff's employment relationship, with the specific procedural and material issues revolving around the validity and permissible grounds of the dismissal as contested by the employee. The court's decision relied on the interpretation and application of German statutory dismissal protection laws, determining that the employer's actions did not violate the substantive or formal requirements necessary to protect the plaintiff against unfair dismissal.