{"id":36,"date":"2011-02-13T10:24:33","date_gmt":"2011-02-13T10:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mth-partner.de\/rechtsanwaltsblog\/?p=36"},"modified":"2026-01-07T12:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:51:50","slug":"arbeitsrecht-die-bindung-der-betriebsrente-an-bezuge-aktiver-arbeitnehmer-ist-rechtmasig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mth-partner.de\/en\/labour-law-the-linking-of-the-company-pension-to-the-earnings-of-active-employees-is-legal\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour law: Linking the company pension to the remuneration of active employees is lawful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Federal Labour Court, 26.10.2010, Ref.: 3 AZR 711\/08<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contracts are often concluded between the department and the staff council (so-called \u201eservice agreements\u201c) that link the company pension to the remuneration of active employees. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mth-partner.de\/en\/receive-your-72-hour-emergency-plan\/\">Employees<\/a> provide for this. This link is an outgrowth of the legal concept of the German Company Pensions Act, according to which company pensions in Germany generally have the character of remuneration and are to be regarded as part of the remuneration for work performed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facts<\/strong>According to a service agreement at Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe, the company pensions of former employees were based on the standard of living of active employees. This means that if the working hours of active employees were reduced, not only did their wages fall, but also those of former employees. This was also the case in 2005: working hours were cut from 39 to 36.5 hours and wages and company pensions were reduced accordingly by 6.41 per cent. A pensioner objected to this reduction and took legal action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BAG<\/strong>The BAG has now recognised the linking of the company pension to the remuneration of active employees as fundamentally lawful. However, this is only the case \"as long as the initial pension to be paid when the pension event occurs remains unaffected\". Due to the vesting of the pension, a reduction below this is inadmissible.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mth-partner.de\/en\/services\/employment-and-labour-law\/\">Federal Labour Court<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Important Note: The content of this article has been prepared to the best of our knowledge and belief. However, due to the complexity and constant evolution of the subject matter, we must exclude liability and warranty.<\/b> Important Notice: The content of this article has been created to the best of our knowledge and understanding. However, due to the complexity and constant changes in the subject matter, we must exclude any liability and warranty.<\/p>\n<p>If you need legal advice, feel free to call us at 0221 \u2013 80187670 or email us at info@mth-partner.de.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bundesarbeitsgericht, 26.10.2010, Az.: 3 AZR 711\/08 Oftmals werden Vertr\u00e4ge zwischen der Dienststelle und dem Personalrat abgeschlossen (sog. \u201eDienstvereinbarungen\u201c), die die Koppelung der Betriebsrente an die Bez\u00fcge aktiver Arbeitnehmer vorsehen. Diese Kopplung ist Ausfluss des Rechtsgedankens des Betriebsrentengesetzes, wonach Betriebsrenten in Deutschland grunds\u00e4tzlich Entgelt-Charakter haben und als Teil der Verg\u00fctung f\u00fcr geleistete Arbeit anzusehen sind. 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