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The €10,000 Mistake: Signing a Settlement Without Checking the Sperrzeit
The settlement agreement looks generous. HR is friendly. You sign. Twelve weeks later, the employment agency refuses to pay your unemployment benefit — a Sperrzeit, triggered by your own signature. German agencies treat a voluntarily signed Aufhebungsvertrag as giving up your job. The suspension lasts up to 12 weeks and also shortens your total benefit…