In accordance with Section 29.1.f of TV-L FU, medical treatment generally has to take place outside working hours. You are entitled to time off with continued payment of wages only if the medical treatment has to take place during working hours. Employees should therefore try to schedule appointments outside working hours.

If you have an appointment during working hours, you should check whether – in the case of fixed working hours – it is possible to reschedule it or change your working hours accordingly. Employees have to accept rescheduling within reason. However, if the employer does not reschedule the working hours, leave of absence must be granted. In the case of flexible working hours, time off is only considered if the medical treatment can only take place during core working hours.

In the Flex Employment Agreement model, it is assumed that doctor’s appointments can be scheduled outside functional working hours or outside your individual working hours within this time frame (50% regulation) or as part of an interruption in working time.