On public holidays, the employee is generally to be released from work. This follows from § 9 of the Working Hours Act (ArbZG). Accordingly, the employer may not employ the employees on these days. This regulation also applies to Sundays. For working time lost as a result of a holiday, the employer must pay […]
The employer has the right to give instructions. This results from the nature of the employment relationship. This is characterised by the fact that the employee provides services for another person according to the instructions of the latter. The basis for the right of direction is therefore the employment contract. However, since this cannot […]
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 […]