Germany: Expiration of Leave at Year’s End Is No Longer Automatic
Carrying over leave into the following calendar year was possible only in exceptional cases regulated by law, such as if there were urgent operational reasons (e.g., if employees had to delay taking leave to work during a peak season) or personal reasons (e.g., employee illness). German Case Law Bro...
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| Published in: | HRNews |
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| Format: | Trade Publication Article |
| Language: | English |
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Alexandria
Society for Human Resource Management
18-04-2019
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| Summary: | Carrying over leave into the following calendar year was possible only in exceptional cases regulated by law, such as if there were urgent operational reasons (e.g., if employees had to delay taking leave to work during a peak season) or personal reasons (e.g., employee illness). German Case Law Brought in Line Subsequently, the German Federal Labor Court decided in a Feb. 19 ruling that an employee's paid annual leave generally expires at the end of the year only if the employer reminds the worker about any unused leave time and asks the worker to take the time off. Best Practices In view of the court's recent decision, employers should keep track of the number of days of paid leave that workers have yet to take. |
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| ISSN: | 1047-3157 |