Limits within a year
Fewer working hours:
| up to one week of working hours for full-time employees (no proportional reduction for part-time employees) |
| Additional working hours: | more is possible |
Adjustment of working time
Additional or fewer working hours should be compensated within a calendar year.
Form flexible working hours
A maximum of 24 complete working days per year (maximum 5 per month) can be taken as adjustment of working time. There is no limit in place for the adjustment of working time by shortening regular working days.
Exceptions:
- By greatly varying workloads
| Collection of working hour adjustments of up to 10 days per calendar month |
- In the case of care for a sick child under the age of 12 or a relative in need of care
| Collection of an additional 5 working days (possibly after providing a physician’s note) |
Carrying over to the next calendar year
Additional or fewer working hours may be carried over to the next calendar year in the amount of up to one week of working hours for a full-time employee (no proportional reduction for part-time employees) .
Difference from mandated overtime
The working time account maintained in the employee’s own responsibility in the context of flexible working hours is to be legally differentiated from “overtime”. Overtime is made up of working hours mandated by the employerthat result in a right for payout if they are not made up for by the end of the following week. | Overtime / mandated additional work |
