Judgment expected on overtime pay for part-time jobs. According to figures from the Federal Statistical Office, more than twelve million people in Germany work part- time.
Number of cases increased only slightly last year, the Federal Labor Court received a total of 1,391 appeals, legal complaints and non-admission complaints. In 2023, the federal labor judges in Erfurt made fundamental rulings against, among other things, discrimination against women in terms of pay and night work surcharges in the German food and beverage industry.