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• Travel insurance.
• Car allowance.
• Wellness allowance.
• Internet and phone allowance.
• Bonus for holidays and vacations.
• Performance bonuses, and bonuses for good behavior.

Also, employees can use the Edenred Card, a tax-free benefits card, at stores, shops, and service stations.

To work in Germany, one needs a long-term national visa type D, which permits visitors to stay for more than 3 months. The minimal skill level required by the German government for applicants changed in 2020; it is now degree level, along with proficiency in the German language.

The various Visa categories are as follows:

• An employee with an EU Blue Card is eligible to work across all of Europe. An application for an EU Blue Card must be a university graduate, have a job offer from the company hiring them, and earn less than the threshold of 50,800 EUR for other candidates and 39,600 EUR for IT professionals, mathematicians, and engineers.
• A permanent home for important persons. Researchers, academics, and scientists who are well-known for their work are all affected.
• Permission for experts with excellent qualifications. If you do have the necessary talents and earn 86,400 EUR per year, you can get a work visa for Germany.
• Broader employment German work permits of this kind are in high demand. Education and specialty requirements are not particularly strict. Additionally, at the moment the request is made, the occupation must be in demand. You must verify your eligibility and present a signed job contract in order to make a visa application.
• For job search. Getting a work visa for Germany in order to work there afterwards is a possibility. If permitted, a person may remain in the nation for a period of six months before having to reapply or get a resident permit.

In Germany, the typical VAT rate is 19.00%.

Termination Process

The termination procedure can change depending on the employment and collective agreement that are in place and how is the termination politics on it. After the first 6 months of contract go by, employees have protection from the German Termination Protection Act.

Notice Period

Generally, the German notice period is of four weeks, this is established in the contract and it will depend on the length of service of the employee. 

• 8 to 10 years: 4 months’ notice
• 10 to 12 years: 5 months’ notice
• 12 to 15 years: 6 months’ notice
• Over 15 years: 7 months’ notice

Severance Pay

Only when an employer ends an employment relationship with no prior notice is severance pay applicable; in this scenario, the severance payment might be equal to the amount the worker would have earned with notice.

If operational changes at the company are the reason for the termination, the employer is required to provide severance compensation, which is typically equal to two weeks of regular salary for every year of service.

Probation Period

Periods of trial or probation are typically outlined in collective bargaining agreements. However, up to six months is a typical practice in Germany.

Paid Time Offs

The Bundesurlaubsgesetz - the Federal Holidays Act - establishes a statutory minimum entitlement to annual leave of 24 working days each year. Many collective bargaining agreements raise this right to 30 days of work, and individuals who work in hazardous or high-risk workplaces are frequently eligible to supplementary leave.

Public Holidays

There are 9 national holidays throughout the year.

Vacation Holidays

There are 24 vacation holidays throughout the year.

Sick Days

Employees who qualify (those who have worked for four weeks prior to taking sick leave) are entitled to sick pay at 100% of regular salary for a maximum period of six weeks (Entgeltfortzahlung bei Krankheit oder Kur). For incapacity brought on by the same illness, measured from the beginning of the illness, the healthcare insurance plan (Krankengeld) provides from 70.00% to 90.00% of the usual wage after six weeks, depending on the insured employee's fund level, for a maximum of 78 weeks over three years.

The employee is required to notify the employer as promptly as possible if they will be unable to work and for how long. An employee must provide a doctor's confirmation no later than the next business day if an illness lasts more than three days.