Entitlement to gross wage payment and interest for unpaid labor compensation

The Federal Labor Court (BAG) reversed the Lower Saxony Regional Labor Court’s judgment and remanded the case, ultimately upholding the first-instance award and ordering the employer to pay the employee 870.45 euros in gross wages plus interest, with the employer bearing all litigation costs. The dispute centered on a claim for specific wage entitlements, where the plaintiff successfully challenged the lower appellate decision that had dismissed the claim. While the provided excerpt does not detail the specific statutory norms, the court’s operative decision confirms the validity of the wage claim under German labor law principles, resulting in a full reversal of the appellate findings and a final judgment in favor of the employee.