Overview

• The Berlin Labor Court ruled that RBB must pay former Program Director Claudia Nothelle €8,437 monthly until her retirement, rejecting the broadcaster's effort to recover €400,000 in past payments.
• Nothelle, who left RBB in 2016, also earns approximately €7,000 per month as a professor at Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal, bringing her total monthly income to nearly €15,000.
• The court found that the Ruhegeld payments were not proven to be 'marktunüblich' and upheld the contractual agreement made during RBB’s past management era.
• The broadcaster is under financial pressure, with plans to cut up to 250 jobs, raising public criticism over high executive payouts funded by license fees.
• This case highlights lingering issues from RBB's previous leadership, including controversial compensation practices and governance challenges.