LAG Düsseldorf: Drinking binge can result in termination without notice
A drinking session in the company's own winery ended with a sales representative and a colleague being dismissed without notice. The judges at the Düsseldorf Regional Labor Court (LAG) have now ruled that the dismissal was lawful. There had been a „serious breach of duty“ by the employees (judgment of 12.09.2023, ref. 3 Sa 284/23). After the Christmas party of a winegrowers' cooperative, a sales representative
