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Uh oh. I had previously assumed that the 40 standard weekly hours were carved in stone – but now I learned that full-time civil servants in Bavaria below the age of 50 have to work 42 hours a week, and that since September 2004 already! I’m surprised that didn’t cause a major public outcry. It hit the news again now because an inspector had sued the Free State of Bavaria for infringement upon his right of self-determination, as less time off means less time for the pursuit of hobbies and expression of personality. He lost… – what ever happened to the plans to introduce the 35 hours week? This is not a good sign…