“U-turn” on overtime pay?

Since the CJEU decision of May 14, 2019 (Case C 55/18), there has been a boost in the case law on the remuneration of overtime.

Even though the CJEU was dealing with an issue of working time law at the time, the Emden Labor Court, among others, has taken this case law as an opportunity to shake up established guidelines of the BAG with regard to the obligation to remunerate overtime in various rulings (rulings of February 20, 2020 and September 24, 2020).