The costs of labour court proceedings include the lawyer’s fees (if you have a lawyer) and court costs.

In the initial tribunal, each party pays their own lawyer’s fees, regardless of whether they won or lost the case. Only the court costs are paid by the losing party. For the court of second instance and higher, the losing party in the lawsuit must pay all costs and fees, including those of the other party.

The court costs and lawyer fees are based on the so-called amount in dispute in labour court proceedings. The higher the amount in dispute, the higher the costs. The labour court determines the amount in dispute in the judgement. Once the amount in dispute has been determined, the court costs and lawyer’s fees can be calculated.

For the calculation of the court costs there is a cost index, allowing you to see how much a fee is for the respective amount in dispute.

The court costs are always due at the end of a legal recourse. This means that the court costs do not have to be paid when the action is filed, but only when the respective instance is over. The labour court does not request advance payment.