Overview

• Bremen’s draft law expands pre‑hire and in‑service vetting, allowing social‑media findings to trigger a special constitutional‑loyalty examination with the state intelligence office.
• Applicants who refuse the loyalty screening would be barred from employment in the public service.
• Disciplinary tools would include court‑ordered inspection of skin for anti‑constitutional tattoos and time‑limited access to mobile phones, cloud storage and messenger services to secure evidence.
• Civil servants removed for violating the loyalty duty would lose the six‑month maintenance payment normally granted after dismissal.
• The plan also raises the workweek for civil servants from 40 to 41 hours, which the Senate says equates to roughly 260 positions saved in the core administration.