Service Finder
Sunday and holiday employment: Exemption permit (holding of house and order fairs, employment of workers in commercial trade).
Service Description
If you, as an employer, wish to employ workers in the commercial sector on Sundays and public holidays for the purpose of holding an in-house or order fair, on which special circumstances necessitate extended business dealings, you require an exemption permit.
Who should I contact?
Organizers, exhibitors contact the responsible regional inspection of the Thuringian State Office for Consumer Protection (TLV) Department of Occupational Safety.
Which documents are required?
The application must include:
- Address of the trade facility / designation of the in-house or order fair or the order date customary in the industry,
- explanation of the special circumstances which require extended business in the trade establishment; exhibitors shall submit a copy of the exemption permit for the organizer, if applicable,
- number of employees to be employed on Sundays and holidays,
- date of the in-house or order fair,
- intended working hours of the employees concerned.
What are the fees?
The granting of an exceptional approval is subject to a fee. The fees are determined in accordance with the applicable schedule of fees or costs.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
The application must be received by the competent body at least one week before the Sunday/holiday on which employees are to be employed.
Appeal
Application for permission to employ workers on Sundays and public holidays pursuant to Section 13 (3) No. 2a of the German Working Hours Act (ArbZG)
What else should I know?
In the case of an application pursuant to Section 13 (3) No. 2a ArbZG, it must be substantiated for each Sunday and public holiday on which employees are to be employed that special circumstances exist which make extended business transactions in the commercial sector necessary.
An application may be made for a maximum of ten Sundays and public holidays per calendar year.
Author
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Technically approved by
Ministry of Social Affairs, Family and Health
Professionally released on
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
Competent Authority
Thüringer Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz (TLV) - Regionalinspektion Ostthüringen
Address
07548 Gera
