Christmas money dispute: Officials in SH are waiting for decision!

Christmas money dispute: Officials in SH are waiting for decision!

Karlsruhe, Deutschland - Kiel/Karlsruhe-The officials in Schleswig-Holstein must continue to wait for a decision about their Christmas bonus, as the trial is delayed before the Federal Constitutional Court. In a current report by kn-online.de "Pilot procedure" preserved priority. These pilot procedures are intended to provide a basis in order to then clarify similar cases such as the controversial deletion of the Christmas bonus from 2007. The Situation is tense for the civil servants, especially because no legally binding judgment has been made regarding their salary.

legal situation and financial consequences

The legal basis for the lawsuit against the cut of the Christmas bonus was created by the Schleswig administrative court in 2018 when there were indications of an unconstitutional under -alimentation of civil servants. The civil servant association is now fighting for additional payments for the approximately 47,000 officials affected, who could amount to more than 1.5 billion euros by 2021, according to the state official. As dbb.de reported, the DBB Schleswig-Holstein strengthens the pressure on the Federal Constitutional Court with the request for immediate clarity and Legal corrections. The civil servant association also wants to enforce an interest additional payment that is currently not intended in civil service law.

The Federal Constitutional Court is aware of the long waiting period and their burden on the civil servants, but is currently developing solutions for more than 50 pending procedures that come from different federal states. The judges want to ensure that future legislation are clear and understandable with regard to salary. In order not to further strain the situation for the officials in Schleswig-Holstein, it remains to be seen when a decision is made regarding the Christmas angle control.