Validity of wage claim against employer and allocation of revision costs

The Federal Labor Court of Berlin-Brandenburg (4th Senate) dismissed the defendant-employer’s revision, finalizing the Landesarbeitsgericht’s judgment in the employee’s favor. The dispute concerned a claim for wages arising from the employment relationship, specifically challenging the calculation or payment of compensation under the employment contract. The court upheld the lower court’s findings based on German statutory employment law and collective agreement principles, determining that the employer failed to meet its burden of proof for a reduction in entitlements, thereby upholding the employee’s wage claim and ordering the employer to bear the costs of the revision proceedings.