Press Release: Cabinet Approves Amendment to Working Time Regulation: Long-Term Working Time Accounts in the Federal Police and Customs Administration
Berlin, February 12, 2025 – The German Cabinet has approved an amendment to the Working Time Regulation. The amendment will introduce long-term working time accounts for employees of the Federal Police and Customs Administration.
The long-term working time accounts will allow employees to save up overtime hours and use them later to take time off or for other purposes. This will provide employees with greater flexibility and autonomy over their work-life balance.
The amendment is expected to come into effect on March 1, 2025. Employees of the Federal Police and Customs Administration will be able to apply for long-term working time accounts from that date.
Comments from the Federal Minister of the Interior, Nancy Faeser:
“The amendment to the Working Time Regulation is a major step forward for the Federal Police and Customs Administration. It will give our employees more flexibility and autonomy over their work-life balance. This is an important step in making our agencies more attractive to potential employees.”
Comments from the Federal Minister of Finance, Christian Lindner:
“The amendment is a necessary step to ensure that the Federal Police and Customs Administration can continue to fulfill their important任務. The long-term working time accounts will help to reduce overtime and improve the work-life balance of our employees.”
Additional Information:
- The long-term working time accounts will be available to all employees of the Federal Police and Customs Administration.
- Employees will be able to save up to 150 overtime hours in their long-term working time accounts.
- Employees will be able to use the hours saved in their long-term working time accounts to take time off, for example for vacation, family leave, or continuing education.
- Employees will also be able to use the hours saved in their long-term working time accounts to reduce their working hours in the future.
- The amendment to the Working Time Regulation is part of a broader effort to improve the working conditions of employees in the public sector.
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