Kündigung durch den Arbeitnehmer: resigning
Iranian employees in Germany should check notice, written form, benefit consequences and residence conditions before resigning. A message or email does not satisfy the statutory termination form. An employment-based residence title can require a separate notification.
Step by step
- Check consequences before giving noticeCheck contract and notice rules, clarify benefit and residence effects, then deliver the written notice with evidence and complete any required registrations.
The ordinary statutory employee notice period is four weeks to the fifteenth or end of a calendar month. Agreed probation and collective or contractual rules can change the applicable period. Termination requires written form; electronic form is excluded. Confirm the correct recipient and keep evidence of receipt rather than relying on the sending date.
Resignation can cause an Arbeitslosengeld suspension unless a recognised important reason applies; ask the employment agency before acting. If the employment for which an eligible study/training or employment residence permit was granted ends early, §82(6) requires notice to the foreigners authority within two weeks of learning of it. Clarify the specific title and any new-job permission separately.
Sources
- BGB §622 · Bundesministerium der Justiz
- BGB §623 · Bundesministerium der Justiz
- AufenthG §82 · Bundesministerium der Justiz
- Arbeitslosengeld: Anspruch, Höhe, Antrag · Bundesagentur für Arbeit
