Monday morning, 7:15 a.m. A company vehicle pulls out of the parking lot. The destination is a conference hotel about 90 minutes away for a training session. One employee is driving, another is answering work emails, and a...more
1/30/2026
/ Business Travel ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
EU ,
Germany ,
International Labor Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Travel Time ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
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