Step 1: KNOW your rights

Contractural duties of bosses

With your work contract there come alot of duties for bosses.
Concerning PAY the relevant duties of bosses are:

  1. Correct payment
    • in time (after the agreed time)
      • normally after one month of work,
      • sometimes after a week of work or
      • rarely at the end of the workday
    • including all components of the payment
      • base wage
      • benefits
        • sick pay / continued renumeration (“Entgeltfortzahlung”)
        • holiday pay
      • bonus
      • taxes
      • insurances
        • health insurance (“Krankenversicherung”)
        • pensions (“Rentenversicherung”)
        • social insurances (“Arbeitslosenversicherung”)
  2. All nessesary work papers related to pay

► More informations on duties of bosses

Below are steps that deal with PAYMENT issues. If you have issues with papers (missing payslips) then please continue here.

Common problems of workers regarding payment

Some common cases where bosses fail to fullfill their contractual duties regarding payment:

  • Payday passed and you are still waiting for your payment?
  • Got your payment but money is missing?
  • Not sure if you have paid holidays left?
  • Health insurance cant pay sick pay or injury pay because the boss is not giving nessesary informations?

► More informations on violations of work contracts

Standard solutions for workers regarding payment problems

Whenever bosses dont pay (in time or incomplete) they are violating your contract! When your contract is violated then you are entitled to

Next steps to get your rights

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