Overview

• The Landesarbeitsgericht Köln rejected Guérot’s appeal and confirmed the 2023 termination as effective, with no revision admitted.
• The court found she applied for the post using a book that reproduced others’ statements without proper attribution, breaching scholarly norms.
• Presiding judge Lothar Staschik stated that the principles of scientific work do not permit submitting a publication burdened with plagiarism.
• Without an admitted revision, Guérot can only seek review at the Federal Labor Court by filing a Nichtzulassungsbeschwerde.
• The Arbeitsgericht Bonn had previously ruled against her, and Guérot called the latest decision legally and politically questionable while reviewing further steps.