personenbedingten

Personenbedingt is a German adjective that translates to "personal" or "individual" in English, often used in contexts related to employment or other contractual relationships. It signifies that a reason or circumstance is directly tied to a specific person, rather than being an external or general factor.

In labor law, "personenbedingte Kündigung" refers to a termination of employment based on the employee's personal characteristics or conduct. This can include reasons such as long-term illness that prevents the employee from performing their duties, lack of necessary qualifications for the job, or culpable behavior that breaches the employment contract. The key aspect is that the grounds for termination originate from the individual employee.

The concept of "personenbedingt" distinguishes these grounds for termination from other types of dismissals, such as those based on operational requirements ("betriebsbedingt") or conduct-related issues ("verhaltensbedingt"). While conduct-related dismissals focus on specific, recent misbehavior, personal reasons for termination often involve more enduring characteristics or conditions of the employee. For a "personenbedingte Kündigung" to be legally valid, the employer must typically demonstrate that the employee's personal circumstances make their continued employment impossible or unreasonable, and that there are no alternative solutions, such as redeployment within the company.