According to the wording of Section 7 BUrlG, vacation leave must be granted and taken in the current calendar year. Carryover to the following calendar year should only be possible in exceptional cases if this is justified by urgent operational or personal reasons relating to the employee. This also means that vacation days not taken may be forfeited. Employees often do not
The coronavirus and how to deal with it are dividing opinion. While some demand and approve of more and more regulations and restrictions, others see these measures as pointless and inappropriate. Accordingly, they are calling for all restrictions to be removed. Employers sit between these positions. Their position is exacerbated by the fact that they are protected by criminal and
How is it to be assessed if the employer pays warning fines that were incurred in the context of the employment relationship in road traffic? The Federal Fiscal Court has now dealt with this question. The facts of the case The case in question involved a company in the parcel delivery sector. In order to ensure fast and smooth delivery of parcels to customers, the employer had
A ruling by the Düsseldorf Higher Labor Court has recently been approved for appeal due to the fundamental importance of the legal issue. The appeal is pending before the BAG under case no. 9 AZR 312/20. The course of action Anyone wishing to reduce their working hours regulated in their employment contract from full-time to part-time must notify their employer in writing in accordance with Section 8 of the Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employment Act (TzBfG).
