Mediation as a milder means to a transfer

In a decision dated 23.08.2017 (Ref. 11 B 34/17), the 11th Chamber of the Schleswig-Holstein Administrative Court considered mediation, among other things, to be a milder measure than transferring a civil servant to another position. Nevertheless, the civil servant’s application for suspensive effect of her objection to a secondment order was rejected, as she had refused an offer of mediation. The background to the proceedings were bullying incidents.
You can find the reference to the decision on our case law page.