Time off: No obligation to take up a job early
In a recent ruling dated February 12, 2025 (Ref. 5 AZR 127/24), the Federal Labor Court (BAG) clarified that employees are not obliged to take up new employment prematurely during a leave of absence in order to relieve the previous employer financially. Background to the case A senior consultant who had been employed since November 2019 and received a gross monthly salary of
