Flagship course
German Redundancy Process Essentials
A practical briefing course for people who must run or support employment consultations when redundancy is planned under German practice.
Learning outcomes
- Sequence consultation milestones before individual notices
- Explain social criteria language to non-HR stakeholders
- Draft agendas for Betriebsrat and employee meetings
- Separate confirmed facts from open negotiation points
- Maintain a consultation file that survives later questions
Informational pricing
€480 / cohort seat
Includes live sessions, binder templates, and two weeks of async Q&A. No payment is taken on this website.
Duration: about 5 weeks · Format: live online + worksheets
Modules
Each module ends with a short deliverable you can reuse at work.
- Process landscape — how redundancy consultation typically unfolds in German workplaces and where people skip steps.
- Stakeholders & roles — HR, management, Betriebsrat, external advisors, and affected employees.
- Selection criteria literacy — reading and explaining social criteria without inventing legal conclusions.
- Works council consultation timing — invitations, documents, and realistic waiting periods.
- Social plan checkpoints — what belongs in negotiation notes versus public talking points.
- Individual conversation design — pacing, silence, and follow-up notes.
- File hygiene & handoff — how to leave a coherent trail for successors or counsel.
Instructor
Dana Weiss
Dana has facilitated employment consultation briefings across manufacturing and services sites in Germany for over a decade. She focuses on communication craft — not courtroom advocacy — and collaborates with counsel when matters become contested.
Participant notes
Module four’s timing chart was the first time our plant managers saw why the Betriebsrat invite could not share the same day as draft notices.
Useful, though the social plan examples lean industrial. Service teams may need to adapt the sample tables.
FAQ
Is this legal advice?
No. Chat Networking provides educational employment consultations. Binding legal strategy requires a qualified attorney admitted in Germany.
Who should attend?
HR partners, site managers, and external advisors who brief stakeholders during redundancy processes.
What is a real limitation of this course?
We do not cover court procedure or litigation strategy in depth. If your case is already contested before a labour court, this course is not a substitute for counsel and may only help with internal communication hygiene.
Are sessions recorded?
Live labs are not recorded, to keep discussion candid. Written templates remain available after the cohort ends.