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DEU-1951-L-84076
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Title_of_text
Protection against Dismissal Act (KSchG).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Germany
Subjects (Classification)
Employment security, termination of employment
Adopted on (Date of text)
1951-08-10
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Kündigungsschutzgesetz - KSchG
Abstract/Citation
Ordinary dismissal has to comply with the requirements as prescribed by the Act, whose main purpose has traditionally been the preservation of employment.[29] Its application depends on the number of employees, § 23: It is not applicable to establishments permanently employing five or less than five full-time employees (not counting vocational trainees), and it is only partially applicable to establishments employing ten or less employees (employees hired after the 31.12.2003 do not count for that purpose). In ascertaining the number of employees, part-time employees with a regular working week of not more than 20 hours shall be counted as 0.5, and with not more than 30 hours as 0.75 employees. Also, the Act does not apply for employment relations shorter than half a year, § 1 (1).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1978-04-27 (DEU-1978-L-12826)
An Act (No. 2) to amend the Protection against Dismissal Act [of 10 Aug. 1951: LS 1969-Ger. F.R. 3 (consolidation).
Amending text(s)
2007-06-19 (DEU-2007-L-86650)
Act amending the civil service regulations in the Federal Employment Agency.
Amending text(s)
2017-07-17 (DEU-2017-L-106047)
Act to improve pension benefits for reduced earning capacity and to amend other Acts.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line in German
Author
Gesetze im Internet
Publisher
Ministry of Justice - Bundesministerium der Justiz
Country
Germany
URL
http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/kschg/gesamt.pdf
File
DEU84076.pdf (PDF)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Arbeitsrecht,
Author
H.C. Nipperdey, C.H. Beck Verlag
Place of publication
Munich
Country
Germany
Date
1994-12-31
Number
Text No. 152