BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – After her dismissal without notice, the former director of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB), Patricia Schlesinger, is going to court. At the request of the German Press Agency, a spokeswoman for the Berlin Regional Court said on Thursday that a lawsuit was pending by Schlesinger, which was reported by the online medium “Business Insider”. “The plaintiff demands a pension from the defendant, a public broadcaster, on the basis of a terminated employment relationship.”
The court did not name Schlesinger. A date for an oral hearing has not yet been scheduled. Schlesinger’s media lawyer, Ralf Höcker, confirmed the lawsuit to the dpa and said: “Even if the fabricated allegations against the client had any justification, it would be completely unreasonable to take away the company pension that she has worked for over 30 years .”
Retirement benefit means that you receive money from your previous employer after the end of your employment relationship until you retire.
When asked, the RBB said: “Please understand that we cannot provide any information on ongoing labor law proceedings.” At the same time, the ARD broadcaster answered the question of whether the broadcaster was currently paying money to Schlesinger with “no”.
The public service RBB fell into a deep crisis in the summer of 2022. Allegations of nepotism and waste arose. At the center of the scandal are the director Schlesinger, who was fired without notice, and the resigned chief supervisor Wolf-Dieter Wolf. Both rejected allegations. The Berlin Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating, the presumption of innocence applies./rin/DP/he