Category: Arbeitsrecht

The turn of the year brought a number of changes to employment law that are relevant for employees and employers. In particular, the new Bureaucracy Relief Act is intended to reduce bureaucratic procedures and simplify prescribed processes through simplified formal requirements and digitalization options. Most of this has been in place since 01.01.2025. And there are also some changes in terms of the minimum wage. But let's take a look at the most important changes

New supreme court rulings in labor law strengthen the position of employees with part-time contracts. Accordingly, it is inadmissible discrimination if collective agreements stipulate that overtime bonuses are only to be paid if the working hours of a full-time position are exceeded. Even if the employee in question is only employed part-time. If there are no objective reasons for this, this constitutes a violation of

Germany is suffering from inflation, i.e. an increase in the general price level of goods and services. This means that money and therefore wages are worth less and you can buy less for it. To alleviate this situation, many companies pay their employees an additional payment: the inflation compensation bonus. Employees in partial retirement should not be excluded from this, ruled

If firefighters are put on alert, this also counts as working time. This was recently ruled by the OVG North Rhine-Westphalia in Münster. And retroactively awarded two firefighters compensation for overtime. The court also referred to considerations under European law. On-call duty as full working time? Whether on-call duty counts as working time, however, is probably