German Soldiers Forced to Leave NATO Exercise Early Due to Overtime Limits
11th April 2016
German soldiers were forced to leave a four-week Nato military exercise in Norway after 12 days after using up all their overtime.
Currently, military personnel are allotted a 41-hour working week where overtime cannot be compensated by additional income but with corresponding free time.
Soldiers have complained to the German parliamentary watchdog that they are spending entire days doing nothing due to the country’s working restrictions.