The Supreme Decides that Breakfast and 15 Minutes of Courtesy Are Working Hours: What Does It Mean?
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A short coffee break is harmless – until it falls into the remunerated working hours and is later covered with excuses. In a judgment (Az. 13 Sa 1007/22) the regional labour court Hamm made clear that a conscious "stamping and going away" can be regarded as working time fraud. As a result, a timeless termination is possible, even if it is only about a manageable period of time and no warning has been made before. The case: stamped, gone, denied …
The Supreme Court has ruled that breakfast and the 15 minutes of courtesy count as a working day. We tell you what it implies. The decision is not entirely new — it was known in March 2024 after the appeals of CCOO, UGT and SECB — but its importance remains intact. Justice makes it clear that the time of the coffee break and the 15-minute mark-up margin are effective work, at least when a collective agreement or agreement already recognized them…
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