Here you will find the articles written by lawyer Rainer Polzin on the keyword compensation:
If the employment relationship ends and the employee’s holiday entitlement is not completely fulfilled, the employee is entitled to vacation compensation. This follows from Section 7 (4) of the Federal Leave Act (BUrlG) as well as from European law requirements. The reason for the termination is not substantial: It does not play a role […]
The expiry of vacation is actually clearly regulated in the Federal Leave Act. In principle, leave must be granted and taken in the current calendar year. A transfer of the vacation to the next calendar year is possible only up to 31st of March for operational or illness-related reasons. After the 31. March it […]