The ruling by the BAG’s federal judges on 31 May 2023 is not good news for Germany’s 800,000 temporary agency workers. The judges’ stance curtails their hope of benefiting from the legal provisions of European Directive 2008/104/EC on temporary agency work, which recognises, in principle, the right of two employees who do the same job at the same company and in similar positions to receive equal pay. In addition, the BAG denied such workers the right to compensation in the form of free time, on
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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.