{"id":9860,"date":"2024-11-13T10:25:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T09:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allenstein.legal\/maximum-severance-pay-in-termination-agreements-what-you-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T16:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:27:44","slug":"maximum-severance-pay-in-termination-agreements-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allenstein.legal\/en\/maximum-severance-pay-in-termination-agreements-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximum Severance Pay in Termination Agreements &#8211; What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9860\" class=\"elementor elementor-9860 elementor-8380\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-366dbfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"366dbfa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4988ebcb\" data-id=\"4988ebcb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd78fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd78fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udca1 Key Points<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc107d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc107d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Severance payments in termination agreements are legally unlimited and depend on salary, length of service, age, and negotiating position. Skillful negotiation and tax planning can increase the amount. The offered severance is not always optimal, so legal advice can be crucial.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f740a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56f740a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the employment law firm Allenstein Legal in Berlin, we advise employees daily on the maximum amount of their severance pay in termination agreements. In this article, we explain which factors influence the amount of your severance pay and how you can get the maximum. <\/p><ol><li><a href=\"#maximalhoehe\">Is there a legally defined maximum amount for severance payments?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#faktoren\">Which factors determine the maximum severance amount?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#abfindung\">How can you negotiate a higher severance payment?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#aspekte\">Which tax aspects must you consider with high severance payments?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#ablehnen\">When should you reject an offered severance payment?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#fazit\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75103433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"75103433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"maximalhoehe\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58520bf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58520bf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Is there a legally defined maximum amount for severance payments?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-360e5023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"360e5023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The good news first: There is no legal upper limit for severance payments. The amount of your severance pay is a matter of negotiation and can theoretically be unlimited. <b> In practice, however, certain benchmarks have been established that serve as guidance.<\/b><\/p><p>Case example: A managing director with 15 years of service and an annual salary of \u20ac120,000 was able to achieve a severance payment of \u20ac180,000 (1.5 monthly salaries per year) through skillful negotiation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296379ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"296379ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"faktoren\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ec8fe0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ec8fe0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Which factors determine the maximum severance amount?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69fb019e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69fb019e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The maximum severance amount is influenced by various factors:<\/p><ul><li>Length of service (the longer, the higher)<\/li><li>Amount of current salary<\/li><li>Age and prospects in the job market<\/li><li>Negotiating position and protection against dismissal<\/li><li>Economic situation of the company<\/li><li>Urgency of termination for the employer<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7d6275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3c7d6275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"abfindung\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-356234bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"356234bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. How can you negotiate a higher severance payment?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3847ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3847ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To achieve maximum severance pay, we recommend the following strategies:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Know your negotiating position:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ol><ul>\n<li>Is there special protection against dismissal?<\/li>\n<li>How urgently does the employer want the separation?<\/li>\n<li>What alternatives do you have?<br><br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<li>\n<p><strong>Use negotiating room:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Offer flexible termination dates<\/li>\n<li>Include additional benefits (company car, bonuses, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Negotiate bridging payments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284efc5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"284efc5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"aspekte\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df68353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5df68353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Which tax aspects must you consider with high severance payments?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ade12dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ade12dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With high severance payments, tax considerations play an important role:<\/p><ul><li>The one-fifth rule under \u00a7 34 EStG can reduce the tax burden<\/li><li>Review distribution over two calendar years<\/li><li>Use tax allowances<\/li><li>Consider possible connections with retirement provision<\/li><\/ul><p><br>Case example: With a severance payment of \u20ac100,000, a tax saving of \u20ac15,000 was achieved through skillful distribution over two calendar years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d9aaadb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7d9aaadb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ablehnen\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b5ed96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42b5ed96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. When should you reject an offered severance payment?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f29419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33f29419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The highest possible severance pay is not always the best solution. You should consider rejection if: <\/p><ul><li>Your position is particularly protected<\/li><li>The grounds for dismissal are not sound<\/li><li>You would have good chances in unfair dismissal proceedings<\/li><li>The offered amount is significantly below the usual range<\/li><li>Your job prospects are currently poor<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206b6e21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"206b6e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"fazit\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a79ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7a79ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fca68c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fca68c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The maximum amount of your severance pay depends on many factors and is always a matter of negotiation. <b>As a rule of thumb: The better your negotiating position and the more important a quick settlement is to the employer, the higher your severance pay can be. We at the law firm Allenstein Legal in Berlin recommend that you always seek legal advice before negotiating a termination agreement.<\/b> Only in this way can you be sure that you get the maximum for yourself and do not overlook any important aspects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582bc2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"582bc2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"faq\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb60ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bb60ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. FAQ<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-850e53e elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"850e53e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1391\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1391\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is there a legal maximum limit for severance payments?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1391\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1391\"><p>No, the amount is a matter of negotiation and depends on salary, length of service, and protection against dismissal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1392\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1392\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Which factors determine the severance payment?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1392\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1392\"><p>Length of service, salary, age, prospects in the job market, and urgency for the employer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1393\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1393\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" 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