Impending Job Loss: Beware of the Trap! How Managers Can Recognize Their Gradual Demotion - and Counteract It
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.
German companies are using underhanded methods to remove senior staff without paying large severance packages. According to Christoph Abeln, a Berlin-based employment lawyer, employers may demote or demotivate managers to encourage them to leave voluntarily. Abeln has written a book, "Vom Karriereknick zum Comeback", outlining common tactics used by employers and tips on how to counter them. Nils Schmidt, a lawyer and board member of the DFK, confirms that many senior staff are being subtly pushed out of their companies.
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