Hamburg court rules gender-inclusive language instruction invalid due to improper delegation

A Hamburg court ruled that a government agency can generally instruct employees to use gender-inclusive language. However, the dismissal of an employee who refused to do so was deemed unlawful due to procedural errors. The employee, a chemist and radiation protection officer, was instructed to gender a document but refused, leading to her termination. The court found the instruction invalid because the task was improperly delegated, making the employee's refusal irrelevant to the dismissal's legality. The agency intends to continue using gender-inclusive language in its documents. The employee will remain employed, though further appeals are possible.