Germany : surfing on internet for personal reasons is a motive for dismissal

the workplace for personal reasons is not forbidden but that it may justify dismissal, without previous warning, if the person concerned behaves in a way prejudicial to “his professional duties”. (Ref. 070485)

In other terms, an employee who neglects his work by frequently surfing for personal reasons on the internet with the risk of causing prejudice to his employer’s reputation by downloading “controversial” sites may be dismissed without prior warning. A case had been referred in appeal to th