Validity of termination notice and communication of dismissal to the employee

The Federal Labour Court dismissed the employer's revision, thereby upholding the appellate court's judgment in favor of the employee and ordering the employer to bear the costs of the revision proceedings. The dispute concerned the validity of a termination notice (dismissal) where the employee had allegedly claimed an invalid notice of termination. The decisive legal issue was whether the termination notice was validly received and communicated to the employee, with the court finding that the procedural requirements for the communication of the termination notice were not met, rendering the termination ineffective.