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> - have them work extra-hours without compensation

I'm not familiar with German labor laws, but I know this is (typically) illegal in the US and I suspect that can't be different in other first world countries. Is it?

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There is a limit under which it is allowed.

Hmm, I may have misunderstood. When you say "without compensation," do you mean they're still getting their normal hourly wage but without any additional compensation (overtime) for working the extra hours? Or $0 compensation at all for working that time? I was originally under the impression you meant $0 compensation at all, but I suspect I'm misunderstanding now.

Yes, that is what was being aired in the press. Courtesy of Google translate

https://translate.google.de/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=...

If you know German,

http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/gesetzesluecke-...

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