Paid Leave after Termination: Key Takeaways from a New German Federal Labor Court Decision on Employment Contracts and Company Cars | Littler Once a German employment relationship has been terminated, employers often seek to remove the terminated employee from day-to-day operations as quickly as possible—whether for data-protection reasons,...

In a March 25, 2026, ruling, Germany’s Federal Labor Court held that blanket clauses allowing paid leave at an employer’s sole discretion are unenforceable. Employers must justify paid leave on a case‑by‑case basis. https://bit.ly/4c8F19L #EmploymentLaw #GermanLaborLaw #HRCompliance