Re: Redundency if we dont move office?
Check to see if your employment contract has a "mobility" clause - i.e. one that states "your normal place of work will be at X or such other location as the Company may see fit".
If there is no such clause, it is fairly certain that you will be entitled to a redundancy payment. For example, it has been held that a change in work location from skerries to santry constitutes a redundancy situation in the absence of a mobility clause.
Even if your contract does have a mobility clause, it is highly unlikely that you could be required to move to germany unless specifically provided for in your contract. International relocation is arguably outside the contemplation of an employee entering into an Irish employment contract unless the possibility is clearly set out within the contract.
This may form the basis of a claim for a redundancy payment under the Redundancy Payment Acts.