In a potentially landmark ruling, issued on 20 December 2022, the German Federal Labour Court (BAG) decided that employees remain entitled to unused paid leave for an indefinite period, if their company did not provide timely notification that the leave would expire. Under national legislation in Germany, an employee can take residual unused leave within three years, unless there is a specific agreement in place. However, to reach its judgment, the BAG relied on a ruling by the Court of Justice
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As a Berlin correspondent for the French and Swiss press since the late 1990s, I cover a wide range of economic, political and social issues, with a particular focus on the German business and labour market. My areas of interest include co-determination, digitalisation, demographics and ESG/DEI policies.