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Working Time Act

2 published works

  1. Employer Perspectives

    Germany: New rules proposed to record working time – more questions than answers so far

    By Dr Hagen Köckeritz, LLM oec. int., Sherilee Nairn

    On 18 April 2023, the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS) presented the long-awaited draft amendment to the Working Time Act and other regulations. Following the decision…

  2. Global Workplace Insider

    Working time – are there any restrictions on an employee’s working week in Germany?

    By Bettina Goletz

    Under the German Act on Working Time (Arbeitszeitgesetz), an employee’s working time is limited to a maximum of eight hours per working day and 48-hours per week. This 48 hours…