Overview

• By the end of 2024, 33.9 percent of state police officers held over 40 hours of accrued overtime, down slightly from 35.7 percent a year earlier
• Roughly 290 officers carried more than 80 hours of excess time on their accounts and 15 surpassed 120 hours, triggering formally ordered extra work
• Major events such as Oktoberfest celebrations for German Unity Day and the European Football Championship generated over 2,400 hours of mandated overtime last year
• The Landespolizei reports 248 unfilled positions, including 70 vacancies in patrol units, driving unions to demand immediate staffing relief
• Since July, federal tripartite negotiations on a draft Working Time Act have aimed to cap weekly hours at 48 and introduce mandatory electronic time-tracking