In 2004, a section was added to the German Protection against Dismissal Act, establishing a new procedure to dismiss an …

courts but also the costs of a suit have an impact. Using West German panel data for 1991-2006, we find that the employees …' costs resulting from a suit and the legal determinants of such transfers affect the incidence of severance payments. In …

difficult for firms to obey the law. Moreover, exceeding a threshold may result in costs for the firm such as establishing a … costs and side effects, we make several suggestions to simplify and unify the threshold regulations. …

difficult for firms to obey the law. Moreover, exceeding a threshold may result in costs for the firm such as establishing a … costs and side effects, we make several suggestions to simplify and unify the threshold regulations. …