Rechtliche Grundlagen von Überstunden und ihrer Bezahlung

Overtime work is a frequent phenomenon. However, it is compensated in only about half of all cases. The book shows that the legal foundations of the topic of overtime have not been clarified and that the current interpretation therefore leads to inappropriate results. It analyses the legal development and concisely elaborates on its shortcomings. The book covers in particular Section 612 (1) of the German Civil Code (BGB), which has so far been used as statutory basis to solve compensation claims. The analysis is completed by innovative solution proposals that integrate into the dogmatics of both labour law and law of obligations and open up new perspectives - including the possibility of a resolution on the basis of enrichment law.