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Sick leave in your German subsidiary: continued pay, sick pay and U1 reimbursement
Six weeks of full pay, then sick pay from the health fund, and up to 80 percent back through U1: how sick leave works in Germany, with a free calculator.
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Onboarding employees in Germany: what your HR team needs to collect for payroll
Steuer-ID, Krankenkasse, Rentenversicherungsnummer: what international HR teams need to collect before the first German payroll run, with three free bilingual questionnaires.
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Annual leave in your German subsidiary: what your group policy misses
Leave in Germany is counted in days, public holidays come on top, and unused leave only expires after notice. What group PTO…
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HR for your German subsidiary: what happens between payroll runs
Your company has set up a GmbH in Germany. The tax adviser is in place, and payroll runs through a local payroll…
Calculators and downloads
Free, no sign-upCompany car calculator
Taxable benefit under the German 1% rule for combustion, hybrid and electric cars, including the commute.
Open the calculator →Calculator · incl. part-timeAnnual leave calculator
Leave entitlement for part-time staff, joiners and leavers under the German Federal Leave Act.
Open the calculator →Calculator · incl. U1Sick leave calculator
Continued pay for six weeks, repeated illness with the same cause, and the start of statutory sick pay.
Open the calculator →Downloads · DE + ENQuestionnaires for German payroll
Fillable PDFs for regular employees, working students and minijobs.
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