Changes in Working Hours: Salvation and Controversy Development In the Government

Changes in Working Hours: Salvation and Controversy Development In the Government

working time policy in change: flexibility versus regulation

The discussion about recording working hours in Germany continues to cause excitement. While Minister of Labor Heil from the SPD is strong for new laws, business associations and the FDP see the "Stechwatch judgment" as a contradiction to the modern working world.

The role of the FDP and the eight-hour day

The FDP in the Bundestag calls for an end to the eight-hour day and pleads for a complete change to a weekly tough time. However, this proposal is offset by disagreements in the coalition, which do not dissolve even after the latest growth package.

advanced work time recording in German companies

According to the Federal Statistical Office, 35 million employees in Germany are social insured. The obligation to recording work has prevailed and 80 percent of the employees state that their working hours are recorded in terms of operational time. This shows a positive development compared to previous years, as numbers from the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety.

The meaning of flexibility in the world of work

The decision of the Federal Labor Court on the acquisition of work is unaffected by flexible working models such as home office and trust working hours. However, employers should comply with the legal regulations such as rest times and maximum working hours, emphasizes BAG President Gallner.

Germany's handling of EU guidelines for working time recording

According to specialist politicians and labor lawyers, Germany was faced with the lack of implementation of the period of time recording a contractual infringement procedure for the EU. In the meantime, however, Germany seems to have been deleted by the “sinner list”, says Gallner.

- Nag