Severe disability - apply for approval to dismiss severely disabled employees

People with severe disabilities and people with disabilities treated as equivalent to them are subject to special protection against dismissal. For this reason, you must obtain the consent of the Inklusionsamt (inclusion office) before issuing the dismissal. This consent is required regardless of the reason for the intended dismissal (personal, operational, or conduct-related). The special protection against dismissal also applies regardless of the size of your business. A dismissal issued without the prior consent of the Inklusionsamt is invalid. It also cannot be subsequently approved by the Inklusionsamt. You only need not obtain consent if the severely disabled employee: • resigns themselves or the employment relationship ends without dismissal (for example, through a termination agreement), • has worked in your business for less than 6 months, • has reached the age of 58 and has a claim to severance pay or a similar benefit, and does not object to the dismissal, • in the case of dismissal for weather-related reasons, where the employer gives a binding commitment to re-employ, • if, at the time of the dismissal, the status as a person with a severe disability could not be established by the responsible authorities.