Most Germans receive health care coverage through the state health insurance plans, which are funded from
contributions. If employed with earnings below a set income limit, you pay half
the insurance contributions as an employee, and your employer pays the other
half. People making between 400 and 800 euros per month are required to pay
less towards their insurance.
Sources
- http://www.nchc.org/facts/Germany.pdf
Maternity allowance and parental leave
Maternity Allowance: If you are having a baby in Germany, you may qualify for
Maternity Allowance (Mutterschaftsgeld). Mutterschaftsgeld is
a financial service paid by the German State Health Insurance. It is financial
support provided to pregnant women, 6 weeks prior and 8 weeks following
delivery.
The amount varies from case to case and depends on the
expectant mother’s salary. The calculation is based on an average net amount of
the applicant's last three, complete, monthly paychecks or the last 13 weeks of
pay before the Maternity Protection Period started and divided by total days
for period being measured.
Parental leave: New parents also have a right to demand a time-out of their
employment. Parents may demand a parental leave up to
three years after the birth of the child.
This means that an employee may return to work after three years at the same
conditions but won’t get a wage during the leave. A mother or a father intending
to stay away from work after the birth has to however inform the employer at
least seven weeks before the start of the leave.
Source
- http://www.howtogermany.com/
- http://www.janvonbroeckel.de/
Annual paid leave
Paid annual leave in Germany varies between 20 – 30 days depending on your
employment contract with your company.
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