{"id":10180,"date":"2026-01-25T19:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T18:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smarti-info.com\/?p=10180"},"modified":"2026-01-25T19:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T18:50:19","slug":"do-employees-in-germany-have-a-right-to-severance-pay-if-they-are-terminated-by-their-employer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smarti-info.com\/?p=10180","title":{"rendered":"Do employees in Germany have a right to severance pay if they are terminated by their employer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-excerpt\">\n    <p>In Germany, ending an employment relationship does not automatically trigger a right to severance pay\u2014for either employees or employers. Still, the widespread belief persists internationally that German law entitles employees to severance pay in every case of employer-initiated termination. 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