Ablösezahlungen für Arbeitnehmer

A company often finds itself helpless when a valuable employee, in whose training a considerable amount had been invested, moves to a competitor. In most cases, reimbursement cannot be obtained from the employee due to rigorous legal requirements imposed on such agreements. Professional sport offers an interesting change of perspective: here, the new club reimburses the costs through a transfer fee or training compensation. This paper examines the possibility of transferring this concept to the broader labour market and sheds light on practical hurdles and legal limits under German law.