Legal assistance in discussions with your employer

Questioner

Am I obliged to accept an invitation to come for an interview with my manager or can I refuse? (I did receive an invitation by letter) The conversation is being used to intimidate me as I have already had a similar conversation and criticized the way things are going within my organization. The manager does not want to indicate whether it is a performance review and what the content of the conversation is? only that it is about my role in the internal team? a person from HRM is also present. Always worked well for 17 years and never had a warning.

Lawyer

You are not obliged to attend the interview. It is advisable, however, if you have an urgent reason not to attend, to report this in writing to your employer for the purpose of building up your personnel file. For more information, please contact me directly and without obligation.

Lawyer

You must attend the meeting. You may bring someone with you (confidant). We must tell the employer in advance what the status of the meeting is (performance review?). He must also indicate what will be discussed. You are entitled to this. This has also been decided in case law.