28 years of unpaid overtime: Baker files lawsuit against employer. Baker was not paid for overtime, weekend work and night shifts for 28 years.
Now he is receiving compensation of 27,000 euros from his former employer. Employees are not allowed to work overtime, with the exception of two special cases. In Germany, “unpaid and paid overtime have fallen continuously over the past ten years,” as the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor explains. Most recently, an entrepreneur called for overtime to be exempt from tax.