The Federal Labor Court made a surprising decision.
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Berlin The Federal Labor Court has made a ruling on the recording of working hours that lawyers describe as a “big surprise” or “milestone”. In it, the judges state that companies must systematically record the working hours of their employees (file number: 1 ABR 22/21).
But what does this decision mean in concrete terms for operational practice? Read the most important questions and answers here:
What is the history of the case?
The German Working Hours Act does not yet provide for a general obligation to record working hours, only overtime has to be documented. In 2019, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) found in a Spanish case that, under European law, the daily working hours of employees must be recorded. However, this judgment has not yet been transposed into German law.
What did the Federal Labor Court decide?
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