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- 1. www.akshaydabar.com Presented by: Akshay Dabar Working in Germany (Labor laws, Social security and Employee benefits)
- 2. www.akshaydabar.com Outline: 1. Labor/Employment laws • Facts About German • Worker Rights • Working Hours? • Wages • German Application • Free Movement of Workers 2. Social security • Health Insurance • Pension Insurance • Accident Insurance • Social Indemnity 3. Employee benefits • Elterngeld / Parental Allowance in Germany • Unemployment benefits • Eligibility requirements
- 3. www.akshaydabar.com u Facts About German • Most populous country in Europe (82 million) • World’s third largest national economy • Labor force: 43.05 million • Unemployment rate of about 5.2% • Much higher unemployment rate in eastern Germany than western Germany • Establishes legal rules primarily through “codes” rather than cases u Germany: Provides Greater Worker Rights Than other countries • Strong job security by statute • Broad range of mandated benefits • Collective bargaining agreements cover a broad range of employees • Works councils supplement employee voice at local level • Co-determination
- 4. www.akshaydabar.com Working Hours? • German law sets 48 hours as the normal work week with 8 hours per day. • In certain cases of collective agreement however, the employee work week may be reduced to anywhere between 35 to 38.5 hours. • Expecting or nursing mothers may not work more than 8 hours a day • In certain cases of collective agreement however, the employee work week may be reduced to anywhere between 35 to 38.5 hours. • Likewise, employees/trainees under the age of 18 may not work more than 8 hours a day. • Excluding those under 18 and nursing/pregnant women, employees may have the work day extended up to 10 hours, provided that the average amount of hours per day remains at 8 for the following 6 months
- 5. www.akshaydabar.com Minimum Working Hours
- 7. www.akshaydabar.com u Wages • Germany does not have a statutory minimum wage. Nevertheless, collective agreements set a minimum wage for different industries/ positions. • The employment contract determines the pay and this amount cannot be less than the minimum wage set forth by the applicable collective agreement. u German Application • Employer provided paid sick leave only to full-time workers • Labor court ruled practice invalid – 85% of part-time employees = women – Second income justification insufficient; many part-time workers dependent on such employment for livelihood
- 8. www.akshaydabar.com • EU Treaty establishes right of workers to accept employment and move anywhere within EU • Allows workers to remain in other country post-employment under certain conditions • Can look for a job in another member country and work there without a work permit • Have right to equal treatment with nationals in access to employment, working conditions and all other social and tax advantages • Can have their family members join them with derived rights Free Movement of Workers
- 9. www.akshaydabar.com Social security: • Health Insurance • Pension Insurance • Accident Insurance • Social Indemnity
- 10. www.akshaydabar.com Health Insurance • About 85% of the German population is insured under the Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung (GKV), the German version of a national health system • Employed persons making more than €4,687.50 monthly (€56,250 per year) have the option of either remaining in the statutory health insurance plan or taking out private insurance
- 11. www.akshaydabar.com Pension Insurance • This statutory old age insurance fund ensures that employees can maintain an appropriate standard of living when they retire. • Payments are generally made from age 65, and the maximum payout currently amounts to some 67% of average net income during the insured's working life
- 12. www.akshaydabar.com Accident Insurance • The statutory accident insurance system offers protection and assistance in the event of mishaps at work, or on the way to and from work. • Payments cover the costs of treatment and recuperation, pensions in the event of invalidity and funeral costs in the event of death.
- 13. www.akshaydabar.com Social Indemnity • It is for persons whose adverse condition is considered the responsibility of the community, and is paid by the state. • Those covered include disabled war veterans, war widows and orphans, soldiers with service-incurred health problems and the victims of violent crime.
- 14. www.akshaydabar.com Employee benefits u Elterngeld / Parental Allowance in Germany ü Who Can Get Elterngeld? • Employed, self-employed and bureaucrats • Unemployed parents • Students and apprentices • Parents of adoptive children ü Eligibility for Elterngeld • Have a residence in Germany or an Aufenthaltserlaubnis (residence permit) that allows you to work in Germany • You and your child reside together • You care and rear your child personally • You do not work more than 30 hours per week during the time Elterngeld is issued ü How Much Is It? • 67% of the applying parent's after tax earnings, averaged over 12 months before
- 15. www.akshaydabar.com ü the child's birth • Maximum amount monthly is 1,800 EURO • Minimum amount issued to eligible applicants is 300 EURO (even for unemployed parents) • For each multiple birth, 300 EURO per child issued. u Unemployment benefits • physical existence, i.e. nutrition, clothing, household goods, decent accommodation, heating, health and hygiene, as well as the possibility of maintaining interpersonal relationships and at least a minimum involvement in social, cultural and political life. • • The educational and integration packages ensure that children, adolescents and young adults receive at least the socio-cultural bare minimum. • Health insurance • Unemployed persons: with children receive 67%, • without children, 60% of the net wage • In 2014, this will be a maximum of EUR 5,950 per month in West Germany and • EUR 5,000 in East Germany.
- 16. www.akshaydabar.com Eligibility requirements • Eligibility requirements • have registered at the labor office • have applied for unemployment benefit • have no job or you work less than 15 hours per week • are available for work and are actively seeking for a job • have been paying contributions for at least 12 months of the 2 years before • becoming unemployed. • over 15 and under 65 • are normally resident in the Federal Republic of Germany