Reduction of working hours for the elderly

Questioner

I am 60+. I pay my working time reduction myself. On Tuesday I am free every week. Now there is a team meeting every 6 weeks. I am always there physically or in a team meeting online. Now I had to go to an important appointment yesterday. I had announced this in advance that I would drop out earlier. Now I have received an angry email demanding an explanation as to why I dropped out of the team meeting earlier. Can this just be demanded of me? My privacy is at stake here. I am not obliged to attend a team meeting on all free Tuesdays, am I? Which takes place every 6 weeks?!

Lawyer

On the one hand, you do not have to work on your days off. If you do, you will have to take less leave. On the other hand, you had reported in time that you would drop out earlier. You can say that this is for private reasons. You do not have to report the exact private reason. The employer's reaction is then also disproportionate.