CLC-VECTA
Changes in German employment law as of January 1, 2020
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15 January 2020

Various legislative changes have been made in Germany in the field of employment and social security. Some of these changes also have consequences for foreign employers who allow employees to work in Germany: Increase in statutory minimum wage As of 01-01-2020, the statutory minimum wage will increase to € 9.35 per hour (until 31-12-2019 was the statutory minimum wage € 9.19 per hour). As before, the statutory minimum wage does not apply to young people under 18 years of age without completed vocational training, BBL students during training, trainees under certain conditions, long-term unemployed during the first six months of employment, volunteers and young people participating in a measure to obtain an entry-level qualification. In addition, in many sectors (including construction!) The Cao lines will increase in the beginning or in the course of 2020. New legal minimum wage for BBL students There was no legal minimum wage for BBL students. That will change from this year; BBL students ('Azubis') also receive a minimum training allowance of € 515 in the first year. In the following years, this will be gradually increased to € 620. The amounts will be increased in the second and third year. In the second year, the training allowance increases by 18%, in the third year by 35% and in the fourth year by 40%. These minimum reimbursements only apply to courses that start on 01-01-2020 and for which there is no collective labor agreement. Training companies that are not bound by collective labor agreements may not deviate more than 20% downward from the compensation under the applicable collective labor agreements in the sector. Source: STRICK Rechtsanwälte & Steuerberater

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