Contracts & Termination

Kündigung

termination notice

What it means

The formal, written notice ending an employment contract, given by either the employer or the employee, respecting the applicable Kündigungsfrist.

In practice

A Kündigung must be delivered in writing with a handwritten signature — an email alone is not legally sufficient in Germany.

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