Closure of the playground – Federal Labour Court (BAG): Employees are not obliged to comply with unreasonable instructions from their employer

In a ruling dated 14 June 2017, the Federal Labour Court, 10th Senate, dealt in detail with the question of whether an employee must also comply with “unreasonable instructions” – such as working at remote locations – until a court ruling has been reached, or whether they may refuse to do so. What does this mean for claims to remuneration and, where applicable, the employer’s right to terminate the employment contract?

Read our article in the Deutscher Anwaltspiegel on this important change in the Federal Labour Court’s case law, which has significant practical implications.