New from 2022: From salary to sick leave - that will change for employees
Created: 12/19/2021 Updated: 12/19/2021, 3:19 PM
From: Andrea Stettner
Some changes that affect employees will come into force in Germany as early as January 1, 2022.
What employees can expect in the coming year.
What will change in terms of salary or sick leave in 2022?
There are again some changes to be made for employees, regardless of whether they are old hands or trainees.
Our overview shows the most important innovations:
1. Minimum wage increases on January 1, 2022
Employees who are paid according to the minimum wage can look forward to more money in 2022.
According to the Federal
Ministry
of Labor
(BAMS),
the
minimum wage will rise to
9.82 euros per hour
on
January 1st
.
Previously it was 9.60 euros.
As of July 1, there will be a further increase to 10.45 euros per hour, as planned.
However, the new federal government wants to increase the minimum wage
to 12 euros
soon
.
According to Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD), a draft law will be presented in early 2022, according to a report by the German Press Agency (dpa).
More on the topic:
Minimum wage from 2022: That will change for many employees.
The new year 2022 has some changes in store for employees.
© Arno Burgi / dpa
2. Higher training allowance
Many apprentices who begin their training in 2022 also expect higher wages: The legally stipulated minimum training remuneration increases from 550 euros to
585 euros gross per month
.
Then it increases as follows:
in the 2nd year of training: plus 18 percent
in the 3rd year of training: plus 35 percent
in the 4th year of training: plus 40 percent
3. Corona bonus
Employees can
receive a corona bonus from their employer
until March 31, 2022
.
This includes payments of
up to 1,500 euros
- and tax-free.
The money must be paid in addition to the salary and is intended, among other things, to alleviate the additional burden caused by the corona crisis, reports the dpa.
Read about it:
Corona bonus for many employees: Who will get the extra money now?
4. Electronic sickness notification to employers from July 2022
The certificate of incapacity for work (AU) has been digitally sent to the health insurers by doctors' practices since October 1, 2021 (transition period for the changeover until December 31).
From July 1, 2022
, the sick leave will also be sent electronically to the employer - by the health insurance companies.
Employees no longer have to hand in the former “yellow ticket” to the company themselves.
The patients only receive a printed copy for their own documentation.
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5. Change for mini jobbers
New for mini-jobbers: From January 1, 2022, when reporting short-term mini-jobbers, it is necessary to specify the health insurance with which the person is insured.
This has been announced by the mini-job center.
From 2022, employers should also receive feedback when registering whether the worker has other short-term jobs or already had them in the same calendar year.
More on this:
Mini job 2022: This will change for employees from January 1st.
6. Lowering the voting age for works council elections
In companies with a works council, the voting age for works council elections will also be reduced: from 2022, 16-year-olds will be able to cast their votes.
Previously, the minimum age was 18 years.
However, anyone who wants to be elected to the works council must still be at least 18 years old.
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