Special regulations for working hours

Applying for an exemption from the ban on working on Sundays and public holidays

If you as an employer wish to have employees work in your company or business on a Sunday or public holiday, you require a permit to do so.

Deviation from regulations on night working hours

Applying for deviation from regulations on night working hours

Are you planning longer night work hours for your employees? Then you can have these approved under certain conditions at the locally responsible office for occupational health and safety.

Terms and conditions of employment

If you are employed as a worker in Germany, you have certain rights and obligations. Here you can find information on the legal conditions, e.g. statutory working time or unemployment benefits.

Apply for short-time allowance

If an unavoidable temporary loss of working hours occurs in your company, short-time working allowance can be paid in full or in part for your employees. The loss of earnings is partially compensated by short-time working allowance and is intended to prevent redundancies.

Apply for supplementary winter allowance as an additional benefit instead of seasonal short-time allowance

If your company belongs to the construction industry or is treated as such and you lose work during the so-called bad weather period, you can receive a winter allowance under certain conditions and thus partially compensate for your employees' loss of earnings.

Apply for seasonal short-time allowance

If your company belongs to the construction industry or an equivalent company and you lose work during the so-called bad weather period, you can partially compensate for your employees' loss of earnings with seasonal short-time allowance.

Apply for extra work winter allowance as a supplementary benefit to seasonal short-time allowance

If your company belongs to the construction industry or has the same status and your employees work in a weather-dependent job, you can receive additional winter pay under certain conditions and pay it to your employees.

Apply for transfer short-time allowance

If your company has to permanently reduce its workforce due to restructuring, you can receive a temporary short-time transfer allowance for these employees, which partially compensates for the loss of earnings during this time and supports the search for new employment.