Employment compensation claim; reversal of lower court's denial of monetary entitlement

The Federal Labour Court (BAG) reversed the lower courts' decisions, ruling in favor of the employee claimant and ordering the employer to pay €641.97 gross, plus interest at a rate of five percentage points above the base rate since August 5, 2012, with the employer bearing all litigation costs. The dispute concerned a claim for monetary compensation arising from an employment relationship, likely stemming from a breach of contractual duties or wage entitlements, which had been dismissed by both the first-instance Labour Court and the subsequent Landesarbeitsgericht. The BAG’s decision hinged on its review of the legal assessment of the claimant’s entitlements under German labour law, establishing that the previous findings of fact and law did not support the denial of the specific financial claim, thereby affirming the plaintiff's right to the awarded sum.