Post-termination wage entitlement and the commencement of default interest accrual

The Federal Labor Court reversed the appellate decision and reinstated the lower court's judgment in favor of the plaintiff, ordering the employer to pay the claimed amount with interest accruing from December 4, 2012, while assigning all appellate and revision costs to the defendant. The dispute concerned a claim for payment following the termination of an employment relationship, where the employer had challenged the lower court's award of wages and interest. The decisive legal basis involved the right to regular wages under German labor law, specifically determining the period for which entitlement to compensation persisted post-termination and the correct start date for statutory default interest on the monetary claim.