According to a ruling by the Federal Labor Court, employees who work paid overtime must be able to prove this beyond doubt. In cases of doubt, the burden of proof always lies with the employee, which relieves employers. In this particular case, a delivery driver had filed a lawsuit for payment of his overtime. Delivery driver wants to be paid for 350 hours of overtime A delivery driver had worked for two and a half years and had a surplus of
Interns may be entitled to a minimum wage. This is regulated in Section 22 (1) of the Minimum Wage Act (MiLoG). There is an exception for so-called mandatory internships. A plaintiff nevertheless wanted to claim the minimum wage for a pre-study internship and took her case all the way to the Federal Labor Court (BAG) - without success. Minimum wage for pre-study internships - background to the lawsuit
In an increasingly digital world, more and more companies are turning to online payslips. But what if an employee still wants to receive their payslips in paper form? Does the company then have to continue to provide the payslips in this form or is an online payslip sufficient? The Regional Labor Court in Hamm issued a groundbreaking ruling on this on September 23, 2021
Working from home is now part of everyday life in Germany. Many employees work from home to save on travel costs and to better coordinate family and career. But what happens if an employee is absent from the workplace specified in their employment contract without permission and is abroad instead? The Hessian Higher Labor Court has issued an important
If a teacher refuses to wear a face mask at work, they can be dismissed without notice. This was decided by the Berlin-Brandenburg Regional Labour Court in a ruling on 7 October 2021. Facts and ruling In the specific case, the judges at the Regional Labour Court deemed the extraordinary dismissal of a teacher from Brandenburg to be effective and dismissed an action for unfair dismissal brought by the teacher.
