The German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht, or “BAG”) has ruled that part-time employees must be treated the same as full-time employees when it comes to overtime pay. Any differentiation must be backed by a strong...more
Six million employees in Germany were on short-time work (“Kurzarbeit”) in spring 2020. 45.5 billion euros were spent by the German government on short-time work benefits between 2020 and 2022. These figures speak for...more