Abstract
Under German law the employee’s working time is regulated by several legal sources such as the German Working Hours Act (Arbeitszeitgesetz), collective bargaining agreements, works agreements, business practices or individual employment contracts. The same applies to holidays. A minimum statutory standard with regard to holidays is regulated by the Federal Vacation Act (Bundesurlaubsgesetz) but collective bargaining agreements and individual employment contracts usually provide for regulations regarding holidays that go beyond the statutory minimum. In addition, there are several public holidays in entire Germany and extra Christian holidays in certain German states. With regard to health and safety a complex system of regulations provides for protection of employees at the workplace in Germany. It is complemented by measures and provisions of the mandatory public Accident Insurance (Unfallversicherung).
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