What happens to accumulated vacation entitlements when switching from full to part-time work?
On June 11, 2014 the Higher Labour Court of Lower Saxony (Landesarbeitsgericht – LAG) dealt with the disadvantageous recalculation of unused accrued annual vacation when switching from full-time to part-time work. In accordance with a recent decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the court held that when employees change their working hours from full-time to part-time, the amount of vacation not taken may not be adjusted in such a way that the accumulated …