Contracts & Termination

Abfindung

severance payment

What it means

A lump-sum payment made when employment ends, most common in an Aufhebungsvertrag or a company-wide restructuring, rather than a routine dismissal.

In practice

A rough starting point often floated in negotiations is half a month's Brutto salary per year of service, though this varies widely.

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