Wage arrears and statutory interest calculation for delayed salary payments

The Federal Labour Court (BAG) partially reversed the lower appellate court’s decision, upholding the plaintiff’s appeal and dismissing the defendant’s cross-appeal, ordering the defendant to pay the plaintiff €156.81 gross plus interest on three separate installments arising from March, September, and December 2020, while leaving the remainder of the prior judgment intact. The case involved a dispute over unpaid wage components, specifically challenging the calculation or payment of salary entitlements by the employer. The court’s decision was grounded in the statutory rules governing wage claims and the legal doctrine of interest on delayed payments under German labor law, determining that the employer failed to meet its contractual and statutory obligation to remunerate the employee in full and on time.