28 years of unpaid overtime: Baker files lawsuit against employer. Baker files suit against employer, receives compensation of 27,000 euros.
Employees are not allowed to work overtime, with the exception of two special cases. Employers must provide employees with compensation within six months to guarantee an average working time of eight hours. 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.