Working time
Standard working time, night work, overtime, rest periods, young workers.
Germany :: The right to disconnect
Employees have the general right to disconnect’ outside working hours unless a clear agreement exists for a limited facility to contact an employee outside their duty time …
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Germany :: Young workers
Young workers under the age of 18 may not work for more than eight hours a day or 40 hours a week …
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Germany :: Sunday working
As a rule, working on Sundays and bank holidays is prohibited, however there are numerous exceptions (in restaurants, the transport industry and in broadcasting) …
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Germany :: Standard and travel time
Statutory provisions relating to standard working hours are contained in the Working Time Act (Arbeitszeitgesetz) …
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Germany :: Short-time working
Short-time working may be introduced where there is a significant loss of work demand as a result of economic reasons or another unavoidable event (e …
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Germany :: Working time and rest periods
Daily working time is defined through the Working Hours Act which severely limits work on Sundays …
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Germany :: Overtime
There is no legal definition of ‘overtime’ under German law …
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Germany :: Night work
Night work is any work duty carried out between 11 …
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Germany :: Flexi-law (Arbeitszeitkonten)
There are three different systems of individual working time accounts (Arbeitszeitkonten): short-time (or annual), long-term and working-life …
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