• If you, as an employer, would like employees to work in your company or business on a Sunday or public holiday, you need a permit for this.
  • Wenn Sie als Arbeitgeberin oder Arbeitgeber an einem Sonn- und Feiertag Beschäftigte in Ihrem Unternehmen oder Betrieb arbeiten lassen möchten, benötigen Sie dafür eine Bewilligung.
  • Arbeitnehmer dürfen grundsätzlich an Sonn- und Feiertagen nicht beschäftigt werden.

  • On Sundays and public holidays, publicly noticeable work that is likely to disturb the peace on public holidays is prohibited, unless otherwise stipulated by law. The municipalities may grant exemptions from this rule.

  • Would you like to apply for an exemption from Sunday and public holiday rest? Click here for more information.
  • The Law on Sundays and Holidays in the Free State of Saxony (SächsSFG) determines public holidays, days of remembrance and mourning, and religious holidays. It also regulates which actions and events are prohibited during these days. Under certain conditions, the regulatory authority may grant exemptions from certain prohibitions upon request.

  • There are various prohibitions for dance events in the holiday laws of the federal states (which may differ in content): There are restrictions for the time of local church services, but also those that affect certain Sundays and holidays (such as Good Friday) as a whole. In addition, individual weekdays (such as Maundy Thursday and Holy Saturday) are also affected by the ban. In order to be able to hold dance events nevertheless, an exceptional permit is required in such cases.

  • On Sundays and public holidays, there is a rest period and no activities may be carried out that could disturb the rest of the day. However, if there are important reasons, exceptions may be permitted. You must apply for these.

  • On Sundays and public holidays, there is generally a general break from work. All publicly noticeable activities that are likely to impair this peace or that contradict the nature of Sundays and public holidays are prohibited. The institution of Sunday as a day of rest from work and spiritual uplift, which is constitutionally guaranteed as a basic element of social coexistence and state order and is handed over to legal protection, is comprehensively protected. The individual should be given the opportunity to celebrate the day according to his or her individual needs, detached from workday commitments and constraints.

    The following public holidays are state-recognized in Lower Saxony:

    • New Years Day
    • Good Friday
    • Easter Monday
    • May 1st,
    • Ascension Day
    • Whit Monday
    • the 3rd of October, as the Day of German Unity,
    • the 31st of October, as Reformation Day,
    • 1st Christmas Day,
    • 2. Christmas Day.

    In addition, the "silent holidays" - Good Friday, the second Sunday before the 1st Advent (Day of Remembrance) and the last Sunday before the 1st Advent (Sunday of the Dead) - are particularly protected.

  • If you, as an employer, would like to have employees work in your company or business on a Sunday or public holiday, you need a permit to do so.