Overview
- A University of Göttingen survey of thousands of Berlin teachers during the 2023/24 school year found that two-thirds report unpaid overtime, averaging 2.5 hours per week.
- Unrecorded extra work totals over two million hours each year, the study says, representing more than 1,300 full-time positions needed to cover the excess.
- Part-time teachers are disproportionately affected by unpaid overtime compared with their full-time counterparts, heightening risks of burnout.
- GEW state leader Martina Regulin argues that comprehensive recording of actual working time is essential to secure fair compensation and sustainable workloads.
- The Greens faction in the Abgeordnetenhaus has backed the union’s demands, putting pressure on the Berlin Senate to introduce staffing and workload reforms.