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Federal Act regarding closing hours for shops.

Main Region

First Region

Germany
Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave
1993-12-27
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Stipulates the regular closing time for all kind of establishments selling merchandise to the public. Exempted from this basic regulation are some shops such as pharmacies, shops in airports, train and gas stations and bakeries. Employees working in enterprises exempted from the legal closing hours must not work more than eight hours on Sundays and statutory holidays, and the employer is obligated to compensate them with a free afternoon during the following working week if they work for more than three hours, and a completely free day, if they work for more than six hours.

Monograph region

    Monograph title
    Arbeitsrecht, Text No. 357
    Author
    H.C. Nipperdey
    Publisher
    C.H. Beck Verlag
    Country
    Germany
    Date
    1994-12-31
    Page range
    Munich