http://www.working-in-germany.com Working in Germany: Information and Tipps en-us bauer@working-in-germany.com Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:32:48 +0200 Civil servants receive a retirement pay in form of a civil servants pension. The civil servants pension is often called „Ruhegehalt“or „Beamtenversorgung” (retirement pay) http://www.working-in-germany.com/civil-servants-pension-0287.html Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:38:04 +0200 Piece work is defined as work paid for according to the quantity produces. The output is usually measured by the number of pieces produced. For this reason piece work is mainly found in manufacturing settings. Piece work is paid on the basis of a piece rate http://www.working-in-germany.com/piece-work-0286.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:14:22 +0200 How to make a great presentation? What you should know about preparing, structure, media http://www.working-in-germany.com/how-to-do-a-good-presentation-0118.html Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:10:03 +0200 Marketing with AdWords is a form of marketing products or services over the Internet. About the benefits, why online-marketing is worthwile problems with marketing with Google AdWords, alternatives and procedure http://www.working-in-germany.com/marketing-adwords-0285.html Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:29:07 +0200 The direct insurance for employees is one form of a company pension scheme. Suf-forms can be private pension, cash-value life, unit-linked life insurance. About contributions, tax, payments of direct insurance http://www.working-in-germany.com/direct-insurance-employees-0284.html Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:15:27 +0200 Elterngeld or family allowance in Germany is paid to parents with children born after January 1st, 2007. How much you get, calculator, tax, claiming, benefits, how to claim familiy allowance http://www.working-in-germany.com/family-allowance-0075.html Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:46:41 +0200 Vacation pay is a special payment from the employer. There is no compulsion for employee vacation pay by law. But vacation payment can arise due to collective agreements, company agreement, employment contract or repeated business practise. Labour law, amounts http://www.working-in-germany.com/vacation-pay-laws-0283.html Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:47:48 +0200 Part time work is to perform on a job with working hours being less than in normal jobs. There are different schemes of part time work and regulations on remuneration, vacation, pension, parental leave, work accident, dismissal, side-line jobs, unemployment http://www.working-in-germany.com/part-time-work-regulations-0282.html Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:25:58 +0200 Critical facility is the ability to give and receive criticism. This ability is essential for relationships. It comprise independet judging, pointing out defects to others, receiving and reflecting upon criticism and using it for a change of one's behaviour http://www.working-in-germany.com/critical-facility-0041.html Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:59:50 +0200 A employee-like self-employed is somebody who is exerting a self-employing occupation, is working permanenty for one client and is not employing employees with social insurance. How to compare false self-employment and employee-like self-employed http://www.working-in-germany.com/employee-like-self-employed-0280.html Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:57:41 +0200 Board of Directors or Directors Board is characterized by role, composition, election, remuneration and liability. These are regulated by special acts in Germany. Board of directors are necessary for corporations, associations, GmbHs of 500 employees or more http://www.working-in-germany.com/role-of-the-board-of-directors-0278.html Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:15:53 +0200 Company health insurance funds are part of the social insurance and subject to the regulations for statutory health insurances. The insured are apprentices, university students, singles, couples, families, unemployed and even self-employed http://www.working-in-germany.com/company-health-in-insurance-0281.html Mon, 31 May 2010 10:39:58 +0200 Lock-out and strike are means of labour dispute. The lockout ia an employer-side defensive measure. About requirements, forms, consequences, social insurance and lockout. How to act as an employee and a member of a labour union in case of a lock-out http://www.working-in-germany.com/lock-out-0277.html Sun, 30 May 2010 10:20:16 +0200 Repeated business practise applies when the employer repeatedly displayss certain behaviour, so that the employee can conclude from it that the employer will behave the same in the future, the activity is performed voluntarily. Definition, examples and tips http://www.working-in-germany.com/repeated-business-practise-0279.html Tue, 25 May 2010 10:33:42 +0200 Student graduate jobs are used by students during their semester breaks oa as a side-line job during their studies. About special regualations, kinds and forms of student jobs, tax and social insurance. To what student job is entitled http://www.working-in-germany.com/student-graduate-job-0276.html Wed, 05 May 2010 09:54:05 +0200 A vacation job is a legal fixed-term employment of a school student. A job is legal under certain circumstances. Ever the employer must ensure special conditions. About types of work, social insurance, tax and detailed regulations. Get tips http://www.working-in-germany.com/vacation-job-0275.html Tue, 04 May 2010 06:42:18 +0200 Child Labour refers to any employment of a minor-agend person. In Germany any regular employment is legal when a person has left the age of compulsory fulltime school attendance. When child labour is granted, about the exceptions and what to know in detail http://www.working-in-germany.com/about-child-labour-0274.html Mon, 03 May 2010 07:20:04 +0200 Juveniles occupational health and safety is regulated by an special act. The purpose it to protect young people. For whom it applies, about the compulsory, the constraints on the kind of work and about penalties http://www.working-in-germany.com/juveniles-occupational-health-and-safety-0273.html Sun, 02 May 2010 16:57:14 +0200 Trade control is done by trade supervisory center in Germany. It's also called Occuptational Health and Safety Authority. About remit, legal basis permits, rights and obligations http://www.working-in-germany.com/trade-control-0272.html Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:36:29 +0200 Home trading is characterised by working self-employed, running a trade business, working in an own facility, for one or several clients, earing entrepreneurial risk, employing up to 2 workers. Work traders have to pay trade tax, they get minimum remuneration http://www.working-in-germany.com/home-trade-0271.html Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:26:59 +0200 The definition of trade is: Any activity that is planned an is performed profit-making, except agriculture, forestry and liberal professions. By that definition, traders include craftsmen, producers of goods, marketers, restaurant proprietors, hoteliers http://www.working-in-germany.com/trade-definition-0270.html Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:02:21 +0200 Home work, out work or off-site employee is economically dependent on one single client, can schedule his work to his taste, as well as decides on the extent of his work (no employer’s managerial authority) and whose workplace is within his own residence http://www.working-in-germany.com/doing-home-work-business-0269.html Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:48:44 +0200 Municipalities charge each trader a trade tax proportional to the trade’s earnings. Each municipality has an own levy rate which multiplies with the base tax amount. The municipalities use the trade tax, along with the land tax, to finance their expenses http://www.working-in-germany.com/trading-tax-0268.html Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:29:19 +0200 Interim Management ist the temporary employment of highly qualified generalists or specialists. For adefined period of time, or until a certain defined event, the interim manager adopts management tasks with operative measures and result responsibility http://www.working-in-germany.com/interim-operations-manager-0267.html Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:45:07 +0200 By definition, an employee is someone who is obliged by a civil law contract to work in service of another person in personal dependency. Who counts as an employee, who is not counting, about rights and obligations of an employee, characteristics http://www.working-in-germany.com/employee-definition-0266.html Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:37:59 +0200 Employers are allowed to found organizationally independent units to render major staff related changes in a socially responsible way. Such independent units are supported financially by the federal labour agency. This unit can be subsidiary to the company, or http://www.working-in-germany.com/organizationally-independent-unit-0265.html Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:35:18 +0200 When a company must file for bankruptcy, an absorption company can be founded in order to keep the business running. It is founded in collaboration by the debtors and the creditors, partially with governmental participation. The absorption company takes over http://www.working-in-germany.com/absorption-company-0264.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:11:14 +0200 One way to alleviate dismissal consequences such as unemployment, for the dismissed, is to react to impending mass dismissal or bankruptcy by founding an employment company (Beschäftigungsgesellschaft) as a temporary solution. About purpose and more http://www.working-in-germany.com/employment-company-0263.html Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:38:06 +0200 The trade union is an organization that cares for the interests of its members, the employees. It acts opposing the employers, that is, company directors, respectively stock owners. About functions, services, representation, organizational form, membership http://www.working-in-germany.com/trade-union-act-0254.html Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:26:19 +0200 A transfer company is run on governmental financing, partially, and an institutionalized support for the employees in finding their next job soon. About features, services, mandates, financing, effects on unemployment benefits, advantages and disadvantages http://www.working-in-germany.com/transfer-company-0262.html Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:24:34 +0200 German Federal government supports further education measures for private persons by an educational bonus benefit (Bildungsprämie) which is supposed to motivate individuals themselves to finance their further education. Who is entitled, prerequisites, prodedur http://www.working-in-germany.com/educational-bonus-benefit-0261.html Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:17:16 +0100 In Germany, for one’s daily travelling to work, one can get a tax reduction by a fixed sum per kilometer of the optimal way to work, as income-related expenses – no matter what one’s real costs are, or what one’s actual way to get there is. Conditions http://www.working-in-germany.com/work-related-travel-cost-refund-0260.html Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:49:12 +0100 Besides exemption from broadcasting- and television fees, one can also get exempt from part of one’s telephone costs, on application with Deutsche Telekom. They provide the so-called social tariff for recipients of social welfare benefit, Hartz IV benefit http://www.working-in-germany.com/social-telephone-tariff-0259.html Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:00:42 +0100 ELENA, the electronic remuneration certification is an easier way for employees to certify their remuneration amounts. Certificates are required when you apply for certain benefits. The introducing of the ELENA method is supposed to unite the employer’s http://www.working-in-germany.com/electronic-remuneration-certification-0258.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:39:58 +0100 Employees with their usual place of residence and workplace in Germany are obliged to be social-insured. This applies as well if a employee is seconded abroad for a limited duration. What you should know about social insurance during a foreign assignment http://www.working-in-germany.com/foreign-assignment-social-insurance -0257.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:53:49 +0100 When an employee is delegated abroad, tax conditions may change, respectively the wage tax. There are detailed tax treaties in Germany, so-called Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen. What you should know to act right and to avoid special tax payment http://www.working-in-germany.com/foreign-assignment-tax-0256.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:30:41 +0100 Foreign assignment happens when a company sends executives or specialists to work abroad. These persons are also called expatriates. It's a chance and a risk. Reasons, kinds and regulations of a foreign assignment. Tips about your contract, your living http://www.working-in-germany.com/foreign-assignment-0255.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:45:24 +0100 We like products when they are packed neatly, and the same goes for prominent personages. What do you do for being seen on the job market? http://www.working-in-germany.com/self-promotion-0253.html Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:37:51 +0100 A performance review or performance appraisal can be asked for during the emplyment. It is useful on some occasions. About the reasons, employer's motives, requirements, structure of a performance review. Tips for handling this kind of certificate http://www.working-in-germany.com/performance-review-evaluation-0252.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:47:39 +0100 A cancellation agreement is a dismissal by mutual agreement. In this case there are no cancellation periods and no dismissal protection. About the motives for cancellation agreements, subjects, consequences and when it is invalid. Tips and more http://www.working-in-germany.com/cancellation-of-agreement-0251.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:13:02 +0100 German citizens are entitled to receive child benefit. It is granted for every child from birth until completion of its 18th year. More about how to claim, entitlement, duration, amount, income, income reduction and payment of child benefit http://www.working-in-germany.com/claim-child-benefit-0250.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:50:47 +0100 Exemption from radio and TV fees is possible for receivers of social welfare benefit and Hartz IV, but also for receivers of education-support benefit, severely disabled. What you need to justify your entitlement, how you apply and where you get the forms http://www.working-in-germany.com/exemption-from-radio-and-TV-charges-0249.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:11:32 +0100 Additional income you can receive also if you already get Hartz IV benefits. But as sson as additional income exceeds a certain exempt amount, the unemployment benefit II will be reduced. Additional income in detail and calculation examples http://www.working-in-germany.com/hartz-4-additional-income-0248.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:40:26 +0100 The additional child benefit is paid to support low-earner parents such that they do not require any other Hartz IV benefits. What to know about the criteria, the amount and the calculation of the Hartz 4 additional child benefit http://www.working-in-germany.com/hartz-4-child-benefit-0247.html Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:16:14 +0100 Receiver of Hartz IV benefits get health insurance, nursing care insurance and pension insurance paid. Benefits of the life insurance count as utilizable assets. But some special insurances as riester pension or company pension don't count as utilizable http://www.working-in-germany.com/hartz-4-health-insurance-0246.html Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:48:27 +0100 When you receive Hartz IV benefit, your rent and heating costs are paid by the labour agency. The costs have to be appropriate. About the criteria, the appropriate size of a place, when moving can or cann not be enforced and other conditions http://www.working-in-germany.com/hartz-4-rent-and-heating-0245.html Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:24:09 +0100 Receivers of hartz 4 can get benefits for additional demands. Entitled to additional demand benefits are people in exceptional situations. Especiall pregnant women, lone parents, disabled and persons who require above-average-cost nutrition can ask for http://www.working-in-germany.com/hartz-4-additional-demands-0244.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:08:54 +0100 A temporary additional monthly benefit is paid to persons who did receive unemplyment benefit I and are now receiving unemployment benefit II. This benefit is limited for 2 years. Informations and tips about the preconditions and the height of this benefit http://www.working-in-germany.com/temporary-additional-benefit-0243.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:56:07 +0100 One only receives unemployment benefit II or social money, if one is in need of support. In the determination of need of suppor status, all incomes and assets are taken into account. What counts as assets, what is not counted and what is to be subtracted http://www.working-in-germany.com/hartz-4-assets-0242.html Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:42:51 +0100 Unemployment benefit 2 and social money are only paid if one does not have enough income and assets to maintain a living. What counts as income, what is not counted as income, what is to be subtracted and how to calculate what you can earn besides ALG 2 http://www.working-in-germany.com/hartz-4-income-0241.html Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:12:59 +0100 Arbeitslosengeld 2 or unemployment benefit 2 is financed by money from tax deduction. The amount granted depends on the need of the recipient. Main component is the regular benefit for daily needs. Entitled receiver has to fulfil some requirements. In detail http://www.working-in-germany.com/unemployment-benefit-2-0240.html Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:35:30 +0100 Social money get employment-incapable persons. Also they live in a household-unit in need together with a recipient of unemployment benefit 2. Who is a recipient of social money, what are the component benefits, how to calculate the amount, income and assets http://www.working-in-germany.com/social-money-0238.html Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:17:30 +0100 The social welfare benefit in Germany serves the purpose of enabling the receivers to live a life in accordance with humen dignity. It is given to pesons who are not capable of gainful employment due to any working-inability or due to their age http://www.working-in-germany.com/social-welfare-benefits-0237.html Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:28:37 +0100 The integration agreement is necessary for jobseekers. It is a contract between the receiver of unemployment benefit 2 and the responsible authority, mostly the ARGE or "Arbeitsagentur". Get informed about the content, when it is not obligatory and more http://www.working-in-germany.com/integration-agreement-0236.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:18:48 +0100 The "Bedarfsgemeinschaft" of Hartz IV is a houshold-unit. This community is important for the unemployment benefit 2. What counts as a household-unit, the criteria, obligations and entailed by rating "household-unit in need". Tips and more http://www.working-in-germany.com/hartz-IV-household-in-need-0235.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:39:42 +0100 The issue of employees liability comes up when an employee causes a damage, and the damage is related to the employee's work. About the different cases of damages and their follow-up. What you can do as employer and employee http://www.working-in-germany.com/employees-liability-0234.html Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:40:01 +0200 Multitasking at work describes the competency doing several things at the same time. But take care! Human beings can't do things simultaneously. They rotate between tasks constantly. Therefore errors happen, stress is coming up and increases working time http://www.working-in-germany.com/multitasking-work-0233.html Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:29:57 +0200 Outplacement helps employees to find a new job after a dismissal caused by the employer. The outplacement agencies support in job seeking or starting a business. Their services comprise career coaching, further education, resume, assessment, advices http://www.working-in-germany.com/career-and-executive-outplacement-0232.html Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:28:22 +0200 Meanwhile online job portals are often used to find interesting job offers. But there exist thousands of job portals. Therefore it's hard to find the right one. Here you get some tips how to go ahead, which ones to use http://www.working-in-germany.com/free-job-portal-0231.html Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:16:25 +0200 Besides the Federal Labour Agency private employment agencies support jobseekers and apprenticeship seekers. Tips about paying, tasks and employing an agent. How to be successful with the help of a job placement agency http://www.working-in-germany.com/private-employment-agencies-0230.html Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:03:28 +0200 The Federal Labour Agency in Germany with its local offices (Arbeitsagentur) renders services around the job market and apprenticeship market. It's financed by the social insurance contributions and by tax revenue. The services include job placement, benefits http://www.working-in-germany.com/federal-labour-agency-0229.html Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:28:49 +0200 Executive management searchers or personnel consultants act in demand of medium and large companies. They look and recruit special professionals or executives, engineers and IT staff. What to know when a head hunter calls you or when you contact one http://www.working-in-germany.com/executive-management-search-0228.html Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:33:51 +0200 Job-seeking requires intensive preparation. Different ways can be successful: job ads, events, networking, companies websites, placement agents. Make a concept and handle the job seeking like a project. Here you get some tips http://www.working-in-germany.com/job-seeking-for-0227.html Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:09:49 +0200 Job placement in Germany is done by Labour Agency and private institutions. They run different services and programs: profiling, training, support in application, temporary job placement, internships, minijobs or business startup http://www.working-in-germany.com/job-placement-programs-0226.html Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:28:26 +0200 The application dossier contains application letter, curriculum vitae (CV), application photo, references, working certificates and listing of further education. All about the perfect application dossier to be invited to a job interview http://www.working-in-germany.com/application-dossier-0225.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:37:22 +0200 Networking or connection management is important for your career, but also for freelancers and entrepreneurs. Professional networking has to be learned. About the different kinds of networks, chances, problems and how to behave especially in online networks http://www.working-in-germany.com/connection-management-networking-0224.html Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:48:34 +0200 Freelancers are highly qualified, work as self-employed, are hired on contracts for a certain period of time. Guide and tips for working as a freelancer or as "freier Mitarbeiter" in Germany. Differences to liberal profession or "freiberuflich" http://www.working-in-germany.com/freelancer-guide-0223.html Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:53:20 +0200 Every application contains a curriculum vitae or resume. Samples, layout, tipps how to write a curriculum vitae in Germany http://www.working-in-germany.com/your-curriculum-vitae-0222.html Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:14:41 +0200 Meanwhile you need letters of reference for applying for a job or for the study programme of MBA. Also as a freelancer or self-employed they are useful to prove former activity. How to write a letter of reference or letter of recommendation, samples http://www.working-in-germany.com/for-letter-of-recommendation-0221.html Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:31:31 +0200 In an employment contract, the rights and duties of the emplyment relationship are defined. There a different types of employment contract. The contract include statements about the kind of work performed, income, vacation, dismissal and working hours. http://www.working-in-germany.com/employment-contract-services-0220.html Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:01:48 +0200 You can apply for a police clearance record (in German Führungszeugnis) with your local registration office. When you need it, what's about und how entries are deleted http://www.working-in-germany.com/clearance-record-0218.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:54:52 +0200 The revenue can order a turnover tax special audit. It is executed within the business premises. It can be ordered at any time. About the possible inducements, the subjects and the procedure af an audit. Get some tipps to pass successfully this tax audit http://www.working-in-germany.com/turnover-tax-audit-0219.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:38:10 +0200 After successful applying you start into work. Your daily business changes a lot. The first days at your new job are important giving a good impression and not risking to be cancelled http://www.working-in-germany.com/start-into-work-0213.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:27:16 +0200 Job advertisments include lots of information. To be successful in your application you should read the adverts right. What to know about job advertisements in Germany http://www.working-in-germany.com/job-advertisements-0217.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:57:48 +0200 The job market: Onlny knowledge about the different kinds of the labour market distinctions and the permanent analysis of the german job market can help to stay http://www.working-in-germany.com/the-job-market-0216.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:32:30 +0200 A pre-employment examination is done after applying for a job and before the employment contract is made. About goal and contents of an examination http://www.working-in-germany.com/pre-employment-examination-0215.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:15:31 +0200 Apprenticeship programs are defined in the German Vocational Training Act. Get information and tipps how to find the right aprenticeship in Germany http://www.working-in-germany.com/apprenticeship-work-information-0214.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:19:23 +0200 Trade representative, sales agency or commercial agency: Kinds, contract, duties, commission and compensation, cancellation of trade representation http://www.working-in-germany.com/trade-representative-0212.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:19:02 +0200 http://www.working-in-germany.com/warning-letter-0193.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:19:48 +0000 http://www.working-in-germany.com/how-to-write-job-application-by-older-persons.html