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Health Insurance
Statutory and mandatory health-insurance contributions.
Payroll Calculations
Sick pay in Germany: Entgeltfortzahlung im Krankheitsfall, Krankengeld, and the U1 refund
An employee in Germany who is too ill to work keeps 100% of their pay from the employer for up to six weeks per illness. That obligation is Entgeltfortzahlung im Krankheitsfall (continued pay during illness). From the…
Niko Nurmentaus
Product Lead
Payroll Calculations
How a German worker picks a Krankenkasse, and what it means for payroll
The first thing that surprises payroll teams new to Germany is that the employer does not choose the health insurer. The worker does. A new hire names their Krankenkasse, and that single choice sets who collects the…
Niko Nurmentaus
Product Lead
Payroll Calculations
The German Church Tax: Who Pays It, How Much, and How to Stop
The first time a payroll concept genuinely surprised me was not in Germany. It was back home in Finland, where the state collects a church tax on behalf of the Lutheran and Orthodox churches straight through the normal…
Niko Nurmentaus
Product Lead
