Koblenz judgment: Part -time officers on parental leave remain disadvantaged!

Koblenz judgment: Part -time officers on parental leave remain disadvantaged!

The Koblenz administrative court recently decided that a reduction in the inflation compensation payment is legal for part -time employees in parental leave. In the underlying case, two police officers complained that they felt unfairly treated in their treatment. The plaintiffs were full -time before their parental leave and had only performed 30 or 50 percent of their official activity during this time. Your employer granted you a special payment corresponding to the reduced working hours.

The judges of the administrative court found that the legislator had a comprehensive decision and design scope for one-off special payments. It is therefore permissible to differentiate between full-time and part-time employees. A violation of the Basic Law, which was claimed by one of the plaintiffs, was also rejected. The decision is based on the judgments with the file number 5 K 967/24.KO and 5 K 1024/24.KO, which were made on April 1, 2025, and referred to the legal situation in Rhineland-Palatinate, where part-time employees received lower inflation compensation payments.

Details on the lawsuit and the decisions

according to Staatsanzeiger During the relevant time, which lasted from August 1, 2023, claimed to the service references. Although they were on the cut -off date, December 9, 2023, they felt disadvantaged because full -time employees had received the full special payment of 1,800 euros in full parental leave.

The judges confirmed the legality of the different treatments. The legislator has a legitimate reason for the different regulations, a factual need that is caused by the different working hours of the civil servants. The lawsuit was thus dismissed and no constitutional impact was found.

The judgment also has far -reaching effects on the current practice regarding the payment of civil servants part -time. This group of people usually receives lower service payments, as well as DATEV notes. Special features in the calculation concern the basic salary, the family surcharge and allowances, all of which are adapted in relation to part -time employment.

Legal framework for part -time officers

The regulations not only affect the inflation equalization payments. Part -time civil servants can also be disadvantaged in other areas, which affects the service and vacation days. According to Public service Get civil servants of part-time service payments and their references are adjusted in accordance with their part-time obligations. An important aspect is that the service payments are reduced in relation to the actual working time, which also applies to inflation compensation payments in the future.

Nevertheless, it should be noted that only those officers who can have an active employment relationship on the set date are entitled to inflation compensation. This decision of the court is important for possible future complaints and remains an important point of reference for the legal assessment of part -time work in the public service.