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It is always so impressive to see what the US law allows.

This would be not only unethical viewed in Germany, i could see how a CEO would go to prison for such a thing.

>>i5heu+(OP)
Please stop with these incorrect generalizations. Hush agreements are definitely allowed in Germany as well, part of golden parachutes usually.

I know a manager for an EV project at a big German auto company who also had to sign one when he was let go and was compensated handsomely to keep quiet and not say a word or face legal consequences.

IIRC he got ~12 months wages. After a year of not doing anything at work anyway. Bought a house in the south with it. Good gig.