Private car charged at company socket: Process

Regional Labor Court - Private car charged at company socket: Process

A hotel receptionist in Düsseldorf has to fight for his job because he charged the battery of his private car at a company socket. His employer had dismissed him without notice. The regional labor court in Düsseldorf will hear the case this Tuesday (14:00).

The plaintiff worked in a hotel on the late shift. According to the court, he had charged his hybrid car at a 220-volt socket in the corridor of a seminar wing, although this was forbidden according to the house rules.

The plaintiff claimed that he had only charged his car for a few minutes because his car battery had unexpectedly lost power that day. He had only wanted to ensure his journey home.

The hotel argues that he charged his car not only on the day in question, but several times at the company's expense. On January 12, 2022, this took at least 20 minutes and the value of this electricity was 40 cents. Although the financial loss was minimal, there was a considerable loss of trust.

The receptionist won at first instance. In this specific case, the labor court found that a warning would have been sufficient.

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1. The dismissal of the receptionist sparked a legal process at the Regional Labor Court in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
2. Despite the employer's arguments that the plaintiff had charged his private car at the company socket multiple times, contributing to financial losses and loss of trust, the first instance ruling favored the receptionist.
3. The case involving the hotel receptionist's use of the company socket for his private car will be heard at the Regional Labor Court in Düsseldorf, renowned for handling employment-related disputes in the region.
4. The hotel's policy prohibits charging private vehicles at the 220-volt socket in the seminar wing corridors, a rule that the plaintiff allegedly violated, citing a need to ensure his onward journey using his electric or hybrid car.
5. The decision made by the Düsseldorf Regional Labor Court could potentially set a precedent in Germany for similar cases regarding the use of company resources for private purposes, specifically in terms of charging electric or hybrid vehicles.

Source: www.stern.de