Germany supports employers by facilitating the payment of short-time work benefits (“KUG”). KUG is a service provided by the Federal Employment Agency to safeguard jobs and avoid redundancies when employees are temporarily unable to be employed. The previous regulations in this regard have been considerably improved. The new regulation is limited in time and is … Continue Reading
Introduction of a statutory minimum wage in Germany With the new Minimum Wage Act (Mindestlohngesetz, MiLoG) a statutory national minimum wage will be introduced in Germany for the first time. The Minimum Wage Act obliges every employer to pay at least the minimum statutory wage from 1 January 2015. Compliance with this obligation will be monitored by … Continue Reading
