Ugur Aydogan
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Product development at AMNAU GmbH, which publishes the articles
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50 articles and 60 glossary entries on working time law.
Working hours in hospitality: what applies and what you have to record
Maximum hours, breaks, the shortened rest period, Sundays, trainees under 18 and the record-keeping duty under section 17 MiLoG: the rules for restaurants, cafés and bars, with sources.
Working hours in hotels: planning night duty, split shifts and rest periods correctly
Night shifts at reception, split shifts between breakfast and evening, the shortened rest period and the record-keeping duty: what the Working Hours Act requires of hotels, with sources.
Working hours in care: what applies to home care services and care homes
Shortened rest periods, call-outs during on-call duty, night watch, travel time in home care and the record-keeping duty under section 19 AEntG, with figures from Destatis and customs.
Working hours in construction: what applies on site and what you have to record
The ten-hour day, Saturday and Sunday, the drive to the site, the ID duty and records under section 17 MiLoG: the working time rules for construction and finishing trades, with customs figures.
Working hours in retail: what applies to rosters, Saturdays and Sunday trading
Announcing the roster, Saturdays and Sunday trading, trainees under 18 and who has to record working time in a shop: the rules for retail, with sources.
Maximum working time in security services: when 12 hours are allowed
Ten hours as the limit, twelve only with a collective agreement and standby readiness, 48 hours on annual average, night work and records under section 17 MiLoG: working time in the security trade, with sources.
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