Severance in Stuttgart – Your Options Without Upfront Fees
Reviewed by specialized labor lawyers · Updated: May 2026
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Severance in Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the industrial heart of Baden-Württemberg: Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Bosch, Mahle, Mann+Hummel, ZF Friedrichshafen sites, Daimler Truck – plus a dense network of Mittelstand engineering firms.
The automotive transformation – electrification, software, platform shifts – has driven visible workforce reductions since 2023. If you receive a termination or termination agreement here, have it reviewed quickly.
Responsible labour court
Stuttgart and parts of the surrounding area fall under the Arbeitsgericht Stuttgart, Hauffstraße 5, 70190 Stuttgart. Appeals are decided by the Landesarbeitsgericht Baden-Württemberg in Börsenstraße.
For neighbouring municipalities (Esslingen, Sindelfingen, Böblingen, Ludwigsburg) a different labour court may be competent depending on the employer's seat.
3-week deadline
A wrongful-dismissal claim must be filed within three weeks of the termination being delivered (§ 4 KSchG). Without a claim the termination is treated as valid.
Automotive, suppliers, engineering
- OEMs: Mercedes-Benz (Untertürkheim, Sindelfingen), Porsche (Zuffenhausen), Daimler Truck (near Wörth).
- Suppliers: Bosch (Stuttgart-Feuerbach, Schwieberdingen), Mahle, Mann+Hummel, Eberspächer.
- Machinery & equipment: Trumpf-adjacent, Festo, broad Mittelstand.
- IT-adjacent: Bosch.IO, Mercedes-Benz software subsidiaries, Capgemini, IBM.
These employers are very largely tariff-bound. For you that means: solid benchmarks from social plans and prior cases that we can use to anchor the negotiation.
What severance is realistic in Stuttgart?
Rule of thumb: 0.5 gross monthly salaries × years of service. In Stuttgart's industrial and automotive environment, settlements regularly land at 1.0 to 1.5 gross monthly salaries per year of service – with additional base amounts in larger restructurings.
With special protection (disability, pregnancy, works council) or weakly grounded terminations, significantly higher amounts are realistic.
Process
- Free first call: first assessment within 24 hours.
- Engagement: litigation funding, no upfront payment.
- Out-of-court negotiation with your employer.
- Claim at the Arbeitsgericht Stuttgart if needed.
- Settlement or judgement – usually at the conciliation hearing.
No cost risk
Legal, court and (where needed) expert fees are on us. You pay nothing upfront. If we succeed, we keep a transparently agreed share of the severance.
Frequently asked questions
The Arbeitsgericht Stuttgart at Hauffstraße 5 covers Stuttgart and part of the surrounding area. Appeals are handled by the Landesarbeitsgericht Baden-Württemberg in Börsenstraße.
In automotive and large supplier groups around Stuttgart, social plans of 1.0 to 1.5 gross monthly salaries per year of service are common – with base amounts and additional components on top in larger restructurings. We negotiate on that basis.
Yes. We cover all of Germany, with a clear focus on southern German industry. More: <a href="/unternehmen/bosch">severance at Bosch</a>.
Politely decline to sign on the spot and ask for time to consider (two business days is the absolute minimum; 5–7 days is normal). Have it reviewed. Pressure is never an argument – it is a warning sign.
Of course. Depending on your employer's seat, the Arbeitsgericht Stuttgart or a neighbouring court is competent – we clarify this in the first call.
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