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Coffee Drinking During Working Hours: Employer Denies Termination and Court Confirms

A short coffee break is harmless – until it falls into the remunerated working hours and is later covered with excuses. In a judgment (Az. 13 Sa 1007/22) the regional labour court Hamm made clear that a conscious "stamping and going away" can be regarded as working time fraud. As a result, a timeless termination is possible, even if it is only about a manageable period of time and no warning has been made before. The case: stamped, gone, denied …
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A short coffee break is harmless – until it falls into the remunerated working hours and is later covered with excuses. In a judgment (Az. 13 Sa 1007/22) the regional labour court Hamm made clear that a conscious "stamping and going away" can be regarded as working time fraud. As a result, a timeless termination is possible, even if it is only about a manageable period of time and no warning has been made before. The case: stamped, gone, denied …

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Gegen Hartz IV: ALG II Ratgeber und Hartz 4 Tipps broke the news on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
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