Enforcement of a €500 monetary claim in an employment dispute

The Federal Labour Court (BAG) reversed the appeal court’s decision and ordered the defendant to pay the plaintiff €500 plus statutory interest from November 16, 2023, thereby granting the plaintiff’s claim in the final operative outcome. The dispute concerned a monetary claim arising from an employment relationship, where the plaintiff challenged the defendant’s refusal to make a specific payment, initially adjudicated in favor of the plaintiff by the Gera Labour Court but partially altered on appeal by the Thuringian Regional Labour Court. While the text provided contains only the operative parts and procedural history, the decisive legal basis involves the determination of the validity of the employment claim and the application of German civil and labor law norms regarding monetary claims and interest calculations under § 288 BGB, specifically establishing that the plaintiff was entitled to the €500 sum and that the defendant bears the costs of the appeal and revision.