Employment Law: Default Interest on Overdue Remuneration Arising from Monthly Wage Claims and Accrual Timing.

The Federal Labour Court dismissed the employer's revision, upholding the lower court's judgment that the claimant is entitled to monthly remuneration arrears, while correcting the award of interest to five percentage points over the base rate for five monthly installments of 200.00 EUR each, beginning from March through July 2016. The dispute concerned a claim for unpaid wages, specifically the calculation and payment of monthly stipends following a change in the applicable collective agreement or individual terms, where the employer argued against the claimed amount or interest calculation. The decision rests on the principle that contractual entitlement to remuneration arises monthly, and statutory default interest under German civil law applies to overdue monetary claims from the date of default, affirming the claimant's success in establishing the underlying debt and the correct interest accrual schedule.