Severe disability: leave despite illness - BAG's decision in principle

Reading time 3 minutesA former employee of the state of Schleswig-Holstein receives a retroactive holiday payment for the year 2019 according to a judgement of the Federal Labour Court (BAG). The case concerns a fundamental labour law dispute about holidays, illness and the employer's obligation to cooperate. The decisive question was whether collective extra leave also expires if the employer has violated his information obligations. (9 AZR 488…