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Revision admitted on opt-out rule for firefighter overtime

BVerwG 2 B 81/15, 2 B 81/15 (2 C 31/16)Bverwg / Division 2Sep 27, 2016Granted

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The Federal Administrative Court admitted the revision in a case concerning whether a member state may validly structure an opt-out arrangement for voluntary overtime in fire service shift work beyond 48 hours per week. The Court held that the legal question has fundamental importance and that the revision proceedings are suitable to clarify the requirements under Article 22(1) of Directive 2003/88/EC. No substantive merits decision was taken.

Omnilex headnote

§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO; admission of revision for fundamental importance concerning Article 22(1) of Directive 2003/88/EC and a national opt-out rule for voluntary overtime in fire service shift work beyond 48 weekly hours. Fundamental importance exists where the case raises a legally significant, unresolved question of union-law-conforming organization of working time that is suitable for clarification in revision proceedings. It is sufficient that the appeal identifies a concrete, reviewable question whose answer may have significance beyond the individual case; the revision court need not decide the merits at the admission stage.

Full text

BVerwG — 2 B 81/15, 2 B 81/15 (2 C 31/16), Beschluss

Entscheidungsdatum: 2016-09-27

Aktenzeichen: 2 B 81/15, 2 B 81/15 (2 C 31/16)

ECLI: ECLI:DE:BVerwG:2016:270916B2B81.15.0

Dokumenttyp: Beschluss

Normen: Art 22 Abs 1 EGRL 88/2003

Vorinstanz: vorgehend Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg, 18. Juni 2015, Az: OVG 6 B 31.15, Urteilvorgehend VG Potsdam, 16. Oktober 2013, Az: 2 K 1376/12

Spruchkörper: 2. Senat

Titelzeile

Revisionszulassung; Anforderungen an eine mitgliedstaatliche "Opt-out"-Regelung für freiwillige Mehrarbeit im Feuerwehrdienst über eine Arbeitszeit von 48 Wochenstunden hinaus

Gründe

1 Die Revision wird wegen grundsätzlicher Bedeutung der Rechtssache zugelassen (§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO). Das Revisionsverfahren erscheint geeignet, zur Klärung der von der Beschwerde aufgeworfenen Frage beizutragen, welche Anforderungen an eine mitgliedstaatliche "Opt-out"-Regelung für freiwillige Mehrarbeit (Schichtarbeit) im Feuerwehrdienst über eine Arbeitszeit von 48 Wochenstunden hinaus nach Maßgabe von Art. 22 Unterabs. 1 der RL 2003/88/EG (EU-Arbeitszeitrichtlinie) zu stellen sind.

Keywords

revision admissionfundamental importanceworking timefire serviceovertimeopt-outEU directiveshift work

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether revision should be admitted for reasons of fundamental importance concerning a national opt-out rule for voluntary overtime in fire service work beyond 48 weekly hours.

Extracted holding

Revision is admitted because the case is capable of clarifying the requirements for a member-state opt-out rule under Article 22(1) of Directive 2003/88/EC.

Extracted reasoning

The question has fundamental significance and the revision proceedings can contribute to clarifying the standards governing voluntary overtime in shift work in the fire service beyond the 48-hour weekly limit.

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