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2 B 16/17, 2 B 16/17 (2 C 48/17) ECLI:DE:BVerwG:2017:241017B2B16.17.0 AI generated

Civil servant's voluntary overtime: entitlement to time compensation under the doctrine of good faith absent employer's unlawful order

Case Number 2 B 16/17, 2 B 16/17 (2 C 48/17)
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Jurisdiction Germany (DE)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG) granted the defendant's leave to appeal, finding that the case involves a fundamental legal question suitable for revision review. The dispute concerns a civil servant's claim for time compensation (Zeitausgleich) for duties performed beyond ordered working hours, specifically addressing whether such a claim can arise under the doctrine of good faith (*Treu und Glauben*) when the civil servant voluntarily assumed the additional work rather than being unilaterally ordered to do so by the employer. The decisive legal basis is § 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO, which permits a revision appeal when the matter has fundamental significance for legal clarification. No final judgment on the merits of the compensation claim was rendered at this stage; the decision solely permits the appeal to the higher court for further examination.

Legislator headnote

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO, § 52 Abs. 2 GKG, § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, Abs. 3 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG, § 63 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG; Civil servant's voluntary overtime: entitlement to time compensation under the doctrine of good faith absent employer's unlawful order: The dispute concerns a civil servant's claim for time compensation (Zeitausgleich) for duties performed beyond ordered working hours, specifically addressing whether such a claim can arise under the doctrine of good faith (*Treu und Glauben*) when the civil servant voluntarily assumed the additional work rather than being unilaterally ordered to do so by the employer. The decisive legal basis is § 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO, which permits a revision appeal when the matter has fundamental significance for legal clarification. No final judgment on the merits of the compensation claim was rendered at this stage; the decision solely permits the appeal to the higher court for further examination.

Keywords

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compensation for overtime legal working time duties of civil servants good faith matter in dispute civil judgment

Cited Legislation

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO
Main ground for allowing the revision appeal due to the fundamental significance of the legal question.
§ 52 Abs. 2 GKG
Die Streitwertfestsetzung für das Beschwerdeverfahren folgt aus § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, Abs. 3 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG. Die vorläufige Festsetzung des Streitwerts für das Revisionsverfahren beruht auf § 63 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG.
§ 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, Abs. 3 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG
Basis for the determination of the amount in dispute for the complaint procedure.
§ 63 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG
Basis for the provisional determination of the amount in dispute for the revision procedure.
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Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO

Main ground for allowing the revision appeal due to the fundamental significance of the legal question.

§ 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, Abs. 3 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG

Basis for the determination of the amount in dispute for the complaint procedure.

§ 63 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG

Basis for the provisional determination of the amount in dispute for the revision procedure.

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Die Revision des Beklagten ist zuzulassen, weil die Rechtssache grundsätzliche Bedeutung im Sinne von § 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO hat. Das Revisionsverfahren erscheint zur Klärung der sinngemäß aufgeworfenen Frage geeignet, ob sich ein Anspruch auf Zeitausgleich aus dem Grundsatz von Treu und Glauben auch dann ergeben kann, wenn nicht der Dienstherr den Beamten einseitig in rechtswidrigem Umfang zum Dienst herangezogen hat, sondern wenn sich der Beamte selbst in der Pflicht gesehen hat, über die angeordnete Arbeitszeit hinaus Dienst zu leisten.

Die Streitwertfestsetzung für das Beschwerdeverfahren folgt aus § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, Abs. 3 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG. Die vorläufige Festsetzung des Streitwerts für das Revisionsverfahren beruht auf § 63 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG.