Is special leave when moving house regulated by law?
In addition to a new apartment (hurray!), Moving always brings a lot of stress with it. How well. that your employer is legally obliged to grant you special leave for this purpose.
Special leave - not only when moving house
In addition to the move, the legislature has provided a number of other occasions for which a Employers grant their employees special leave from work must release.
- Special leave is available to you z. B. to, if you get married (1 day), have to bury a blood relative (1 day), your own Relocate (1 day) or your wife or partner gives birth to a child (1st Day).
- Since the legislature was vague when drafting the relevant legal text, it is always advisable to take a look at the employment contract or, if available, the Collective agreement for more specific information, because, as is so often the case, the legal regulation is broadly drawn, which may lead to discussions between employer and employee can lead.
Vacation when moving - but not indefinitely
- As stated above, you are entitled to one day of special leave when you move.
- If the move takes place for operational reasons and to another city, there is even two days of special leave.
- But be careful: the employer is only obliged to support one move per year. So if you lead an unsteady life and live here and there, you will have to take your own vacation days.
Moving is usually associated with a lot of stress and, in addition to normal work, means ...
Statutory anchoring
The legal entitlement to special leave results from the German Civil Code (BGB), ยง 616. There it says that the employer is obliged to release the employee if this is for a "Relatively" insignificant time due to a personal reason through no fault of the employment contract Performance is hindered. The reasons for this are now a matter of interpretation, which is why it is always advisable to contact the employer first with the employment contract and only if this does not work, to argue with the civil code.
