Employer loan recovery barred by collective agreement exclusion deadlines

The Federal Labor Court (BAG) dismissed the plaintiff's revision, upholding the decision of the Hesse Regional Labor Court, which resulted in the defendant employer prevailing and the plaintiff bearing the costs of the revision proceedings. The dispute concerned a claim for repayment or specific terms regarding an employer-employee loan (Arbeitgeberdarlehen), where the core issue was the application of a collective agreement exclusion deadline (tarifliche Ausschlussfrist) that barred the plaintiff's claims. The court’s final judgment was issued without a statement of facts or reasons for the decision, leaving the lower court’s procedural and substantive rulings on the enforceability of the employment-related loan terms under the collective agreement in force.