Refusal to work can justify dismissal with notice
If an employee persistently refuses to work, this can justify dismissal with notice. The Cologne Regional Labour Court (LAG) made a fundamental ruling on this in the case of a forwarding agent who repeatedly failed to follow instructions from his superior (judgement of 09.07.2015 - 7 Sa 144/15). If an employee is absent from work without an excuse and refuses to follow the lawful instructions of his superior,
