Impending job loss: Beware, trap! How executives recognize their creeping degradation - and take countermeasures
When employers want to get rid of unwanted managers without having to pay high severance packages, they often resort to tricks. The most important warning signs and legal countermeasures.
Companies are using underhanded methods to remove senior staff without paying high severance fees. According to Christoph Abeln, a Berlin-based employment lawyer, employers may demote or demotivate managers to encourage them to accept a termination agreement and leave the company quickly. Abeln, who represents mainly senior executives in legal disputes, says the most insidious form of this is a covert removal of power, which can even appear as a promotion or reward at first glance.
His book "Vom Karriereknick zum Comeback" outlines common tactics used by employers and tips on how to resist them. Nils Schmidt, a lawyer and board member of the DFK, confirms that this is a highly relevant issue, with many senior executives being subtly pushed out of their companies.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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