Entitlement to severance payment upon termination of employment

The Federal Labor Court dismissed the employee’s revision, upholding the Lower Regional Labor Court’s judgment and ordering the employee to bear the costs of the appeal. The dispute concerned a claim for severance or similar employment termination benefits, where the employee challenged the lower court’s assessment that she was not entitled to the claimed payment upon the end of her employment relationship. The court’s decision rests on the interpretation of German labor law provisions governing termination compensation and the statutory requirements for entitlement, finding that the factual and legal prerequisites for the employee’s claim were not met, thereby leaving the lower instance ruling in force.