Employment consultation · Germany

A fair route through a performance plan.

Private, practical consultation for employees who have received—or expect—a performance improvement plan under a German employment relationship.

Colleagues in a calm workplace discussion

Understand the document, prepare your response, and choose your next step.

The central consultation

Bring the letter. Leave with a plan.

We review the stated expectations, deadlines, meeting record and evidence available to you. The session focuses on what to ask, what to document and when specialist legal representation may be appropriate.

90 minutes · video or Hamburg
Written action summary included

Support around the process

Consultations shaped by the stage you are in.

Employment documents beside reading glasses

Secure digital delivery

Employment document review

A close reading of performance correspondence with plain-language notes and questions to raise.

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Quiet office prepared for a private consultation

Video or Hamburg

Options after a difficult review

A decision-focused session following a negative review, warning or unsuccessful plan period.

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Documents and pen on a desk

Video or Hamburg

Performance improvement plan consultation

A structured review of your PIP, the stated measures and the practical choices available before the next deadline.

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A measured process

Clarity before reaction.

Share the context

Send the PIP, relevant job description and recent correspondence before the session.

Test the record

Separate measurable expectations from vague wording and identify gaps requiring clarification.

Prepare your response

Receive a written sequence of questions, documentation steps and realistic options.

“The consultation did not promise an easy outcome. It helped me distinguish what I could evidence from what I merely disagreed with, which changed how I approached the next meeting.”— Operations manager, Hamburg