28 years of unpaid overtime: Baker files lawsuit against employer. Baker was not paid for overtime, weekend work and night shifts for 28 years.
Employees are not allowed to work overtime, with the exception of two special cases. Federal Ministry of Labor: “Unpaid overtime has continued to decline” At least in Germany, “unpaid and paid overtime have fallen continuously over the past ten years,” as the Federal Ministry. of Social Affairs and Labor explains. The number of unpaid. overtime hours per employee was 20.1 in 2022 (2012: 27.5)