Ausnahme vom Verbot der Sonn- und Feiertagsarbeit Genehmigung
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Applying for an exemption from the ban on working on Sundays and public holidays
Begriffe im Kontext
nicht vorhanden
- Gesetzlich oder durch Rechtsverordnung geregelte Beschäftigungsbedingungen einschließlich Arbeitsstunden, bezahlter Urlaub, Urlaubsansprüche, Rechte und Pflichten in Bezug auf UEberstunden, Gesundheitskontrollen, Beendigung von Verträgen, Kündigung oder Entlassungen)
Fachlich freigegeben am
19.12.2024
Fachlich freigegeben durch
Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS)
Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Women and Health (MASFG)
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.
As an employer, you require a permit from the local authority responsible for occupational health and safety if you wish to work on a Sunday or public holiday.
You can apply for a permit to work on Sundays or public holidays if you
- wish to hold in-house and order fairs for commercial resellers,
- want to prevent disproportionate damage to a business due to special circumstances, for example due to a very high sickness rate or a late delivery of materials,
- want to carry out the legally required stocktaking if this cannot be done on a weekday.
If there are other reasons, these will also be examined and work on Sundays or public holidays will be approved if necessary.
Certain activities are exempt from the general ban on working on Sundays and public holidays, such as
- Services of general interest:
- for example, caring for the sick or looking after animals,
- services:
- for example in restaurants or with cab companies, and
- leisure activities:
- for example in theaters, soccer or leisure facilities,
- Use in emergencies and exceptional cases:
- For example, work that cannot be postponed, such as repairs to burst pipes or storm damage to roofs.
Maximum limits apply for certain exceptions.
- Exemption from the ban on working on Sundays and public holidays Approval
- Exceptions that can be approved are
- in-house and order fairs for commercial resellers (up to 10 Sundays and public holidays per year)
- special circumstances (e.g. very high sickness rate, late delivery of materials) that could cause disproportionate damage to a business (up to 5 Sundays and public holidays per year) or
- the statutory stocktaking if this cannot be carried out on a weekday (one Sunday per year).
- In the case of other reasons, these are examined and work on Sundays or public holidays is approved if necessary.
- Responsible: locally competent authority for occupational health and safety