That will change in 2022: minimum wage, driver's license and notice periods
Created: 12/16/2021, 09:52 AM
From: Simon Stock
2022 brings new rules for minimum wages, driving licenses, notice periods and a lot more.
The most important changes of the new year at a glance.
Berlin - The new year 2022 begins on January 1st. Hopefully it will be the year in which the coronavirus loses its horror.
In many areas it is already certain what will happen in 2022.
Taxes, minimum wages, notice periods, ticket sales in trains, driver's license exchange or electronic scrap - many new regulations come into force on January 1st, some not until the course of the year, as reported by wa.de *.
year | 2022 |
Beginning | January 1st |
end | December 31 |
That will change in 2022: New rules in the new year
New year, new rules.
What will change in 2022 - an overview:
Higher basic
tax-free
allowance:
In 2022, taxpayers have a little more tax-free money at their disposal, because the basic tax-free allowance increases by 204 euros.
This is intended to make the subsistence level for adults tax-free.
In the case of single persons, income tax is only due from a taxable income of more than 9,948 euros per year.
In the case of married couples or registered partners, the amount doubles to 19,896 euros.
Minimum wage rises:
The statutory minimum wage will rise from January 1, 2022 from 9.60 euros to 9.82 euros per hour.
On July 1, 2022, it should then be increased again by a further 63 cents to 10.45 euros per hour.
The new minimum wage also applies to mini-jobs.
That will change in 2022: shorter notice periods
Shorter notice periods
: So far, many general terms and conditions have stated that term contracts must be terminated three months before the end of the contract period.
Otherwise they would be extended by a year.
This no longer applies to contracts concluded from March 1, 2022.
These may only have a notice period of one month.
Means: Consumers can terminate the contracts at any time with one month's notice.
Reversal of the burden of proof in
sales
law:
A new rule of the burden of proof applies to all sales contracts concluded from January 11, 2022, explains the consumer advice center in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Previously, in the event of errors or defects within six months of purchase, it was assumed that the defect was already present at the time of purchase.
This period has now been extended to 12 months.
For consumers, this has the advantage that in the first year after receipt of the goods, it is assumed that the fault is an initial material defect and warranty rights can therefore be asserted.
That will change in 2022: the CO2 tax will rise
Subsidy for company pension:
Anyone who has taken out a company pension since 2019 receives a 15 percent allowance from the employer. From 2022 this subsidy must also be paid for old contracts, explains Stiftung Warentest. The full grant is awarded to those whose earnings are below the assessment ceiling for statutory health insurance - this amounts to 58,050 euros gross in 2022. If earnings are higher, the grant may be gradually reduced.
CO2 tax rises
: energy is becoming more expensive, environmental protection more important.
The CO2 tax will also rise in 2022.
Instead of 25 cents per tonne of carbon dioxide emitted, 30 cents are due.
Among other things, this affects the prices for petrol and diesel.
However, the ADAC does not expect the surcharge at the pump to be more than around 1.5 cents per liter.
A "pink driver's license" is held up.
By 2033, millions of driver's licenses will have to be exchanged to make them more forgery-proof.
© Andreas Arnold / dpa
Return of electronic waste:
From January 1, 2022, supermarkets and discounters will have to take back old
electronic
devices.
But only if they sell electrical appliances themselves several times a year and the retail space is more than 800 square meters.
Customers can return devices with an edge length of less than 25 centimeters, even without buying a new device.
This does not apply to larger devices.
Then a new one has to be bought.
That will change in 2022: driver's license exchange
Driving license exchange
: Millions of Germans will have to exchange their driving license in the coming years.
In the year 2022, all driving license holders who were born between 1953 and 1958 and who have a driving license from before December 31, 1998 will be affected.
You have to exchange your "rag" for new plastic cards according to EU standards by January 19th, otherwise you face fines.
Were you born at a later date?
Here is an overview of all exchange levels and deadlines.
No ticket sales on the train:
From 2022, paper tickets will no longer be sold on long-distance trains.
Anyone who has previously got on board and spontaneously wanted to buy a ticket from the conductor will have to change.
After departure, rail customers have ten minutes to book a ticket - via cell phone, laptop or other personal device.
Digital sickness notifications:
doctors have had to send sick notifications digitally to health insurers since October 2021.
From July 1, 2022, the health insurances will also make digital sickness reports available to employers digitally.
The “yellow note” will not disappear completely, however, because insured persons will get it from the doctor as usual on paper.
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dpa) * wa.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.