Public service employment: Continuity of employment and contractual entitlements in the public sector

The Federal Labor Court dismissed the appeal filed by the defendant state, upholding the judgment of the Berlin-Brandenburg Regional Labor Court and ordering the defendant to bear the litigation costs of the revision instance. The dispute concerned a labor law matter, specifically challenging the legal status or rights of the employee within the public service employment relationship. The decision rests on the application of German labor law principles governing the continuity of employment and contractual entitlements, with the higher court finding that the lower tribunal correctly adjudicated the substantive claims and procedural requirements of the case.