In some companies, the Christmas bonus is paid out with the November salary.
Who is entitled to the special payment - and do I have to repay the money in the event of termination?
The Christmas bonus * is a
special payment from
the employer to the employees.
In some companies
, the
Christmas bonus is
paid out with the November salary.
However, employees in all companies cannot look forward to the extra payment from their employer.
You can find out more about the chances of a Christmas bonus for employees this year here.
Because as the magazine "BAM" of the Bremen Chamber of Employees (issue 11/12 2021) describes, there is
no statutory entitlement
to the
payment of Christmas bonuses
.
A claim could
only
arise
from the
employment or collective bargaining agreement
, as the German Press Agency (dpa) also quotes from the article.
Also read
: Do you get Christmas bonuses from your employer during parental leave?
You should know that by now.
Christmas bonus: Entitlement can be derived from so-called operational practice
What if nothing is regulated in the employment or collective bargaining agreement, but the employer has paid Christmas bonuses in previous years?
The magazine writes: "If the employer pays the same Christmas bonus over at least three years, there is a claim to the payment of Christmas bonus from the
so-called operational exercise
- unless he has paid 'with reservations'." Then in individual cases Legal advice is recommended in the event of disputes, according to the article.
For further reading:
Christmas bonus: When do I have to pay it back to my employer?
Do I have to repay the Christmas bonus if I cancel?
What happens when
Christmas bonuses
has received and shortly thereafter
announced
?
"In principle, the Christmas bonus is only to be paid back if there is an express provision in the employment contract or in the collective agreement," writes the magazine.
That would have to be "checked on a case-by-case basis".
The basic principle is that regulations from the employment contract should not "disadvantageously discriminate against" employees, the article also says.
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