Protection Against Dismissal Act

The Act sets out when an ordinary dismissal is socially justified, which grounds may be relied on, how the social selection is to be made and the period within which the employee must bring a claim.

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Reference

Reference: KSchG
Area: Employment and social security
Supervision: Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales
Publisher: Bundesministerium der Justiz, Gesetze im Internet
Checked: 2026-09-21

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Supervision

Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales3 · Acts supervised

Questions

When does general protection against dismissal apply?Protection Against Dismissal Act, sections 1 and 23 Within what period must a claim against a dismissal be brought?Protection Against Dismissal Act, sections 4 and 7

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