The federal cabinet approved draft legislation requiring most employers to record employee working hours electronically, in response to the 2022 Federal Labour Court ruling and the 2019 CJEU CCOO judgment. SMEs and collective-agreement exceptions are built in; parliamentary passage expected in 2025.
Employees and employers across most sectors.
Primary: Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales ↗
Corroborating: Bundesregierung (Federal Government) ↗
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