RBB is suing earlier managers for repayment from Reflgellelle - lawsuit comprises 86,544 euros and could increase to 400,000 euros

RBB is suing earlier managers for repayment from Reflgellelle - lawsuit comprises 86,544 euros and could increase to 400,000 euros

The Bundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) has sued a former manager for repayment from Reflgelle. At a quality negotiation at the Berlin Labor Court, the RBB lawyer called for the repayment of EUR 86,544 plus social security contributions from Claudia Nothelle, former program director and today's journalism professor of the Magdeburg-Stendal University, for the period from January to September 2020. Further claims for 2021, 2022 and 2023 are still around. Overall, it may be a sum of around 400,000 euros. The broadcaster lawyer justified the step with the fact that it was a waste of fees. Nothelle's lawyer argued that his client was dependent on the money to secure her livelihood. An amicable agreement could not be reached and the case will be negotiated in front of a three -person chamber at the beginning of next year. Claudia Nothelle was the program director at RBB from 2009 to 2016 and left the public service institution after the new director Patricia Schlesinger.

It is unusual for the RBB to sue a former manager and call for a repayment of the pension. This procedure shows that the broadcaster apparently believes that the transfers made to Claudia Nothelle were "immoral". This could indicate that there were irregularities in connection with the payment of pension. The RBB lawyer even described the lawsuit as the first complaint of this kind.

In the table, the following information could be shown:

| Claudia Nothelle |
| - |
| Return amount: 86,544 euros + social security contributions |
| Other possible demands: years 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Entire possible recovery amount: around 400,000 euros |
| Position at RBB: Program director (2009-2016) |
| Current activity: Journalistics professor of the Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences |

It remains to be seen how the case before the three -member chamber will be decided at the beginning of next year. It could be an important precedent that could have an impact on the payment of resting people in public service broadcasting. Other executives could threaten similar complaints if repayments are classified as "immoral". It will be exciting to see how the court evaluates the case and what effects this will have on the public perception of the RBB and other public service broadcasters.

historical facts or further context of similar cases are not included in the press release, so they were not used in the text.

Source: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung/OTS