Prozess beim Arbeitsgericht: Gericht: VW muss Ex-Manager rund 300.000 Euro nachzahlen

Volkswagen must pay a former manager about 300,000 euros in wages for roughly a year, according to the Braunschweig labor court. The decision was made because the company fired the man for allegedly passing internal information to the Landeskriminalamt (LKA), among others. The legal dispute involving VW and two managers has been ongoing through all instances of labor courts.

In September, the labor court awarded the second manager a reimbursement of around 200,000 euros for the difference between a sudden and proper dismissal. Earlier, the court had determined that the sudden dismissal was not in accordance with procedure, but the proper termination was valid. VW's request for around 380,000 euros in legal costs was also dismissed by the court.

The company will not receive any information about what the two managers reported. According to VW, the reason for the dismissal was the accusation of improperly providing internal review reports on the Crafter and Grand California models to media and public entities. From the company's perspective, this was unacceptable and represented a significant breach of duty.

The two managers from upper management levels claim protection from the whistleblower law. They felt pressured and disadvantaged after reporting internal and later external concerns about alleged misconduct. Their million-dollar claim for damages was also unsuccessful before the labor court in Braunschweig and the higher labor court in Hannover.

The case now awaits consideration from the Federal Labor Court. An appeal against the two recent decisions is possible.