§ 623 BGB – Schriftform der Kündigung

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Die Beendigung von Arbeitsverhältnissen durch Kündigung oder Auflösungsvertrag bedürfen zu ihrer Wirksamkeit der Schriftform; die elektronische Form ist ausgeschlossen.

This is the text of Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch as it stood on 18 October 2026 (checked by Omnikit on 18 October 2026). It may have changed since; the current text is at Gesetze im Internet.

Quelle: www.gesetze-im-internet.de (Bundesamt für Justiz), konsolidierte Fassung.

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