Companies based abroad that employ staff in Germany must comply with German labor law regulations. The statutory minimum wage and social security obligations are particularly important here. These regulations apply regardless of whether the company has a branch in Germany or not.<\/p>\n
Since the January 1, 2025<\/strong> is the statutory minimum wage in Germany 12.82 euros per hour<\/strong>. This minimum wage applies Mandatory for all employees<\/strong>who work in Germany, regardless of the location of the company<\/strong>. This means that even foreign employers<\/strong>that employ workers in Germany must pay at least this hourly wage.<\/p>\n There are only a few exceptions to the minimum wage. For example, special regulations apply to the following groups:<\/p>\n For Sectors with collective agreements<\/strong> there may be higher minimum wages. For example, the collectively agreed minimum wage in the Construction industry<\/strong> or Care sector<\/strong> often above the statutory minimum wage.<\/p>\n If a company fails to pay the statutory minimum wage, it faces severe penalties:<\/p>\n The Financial Control of Undeclared Work (FKS)<\/strong> regularly checks whether employers are complying with the minimum wage. Checks are particularly frequent in sectors such as construction, logistics, cleaning and catering.<\/p>\n In Germany, the Territorial principle<\/strong>This means that all employees who work in Germany are subject to social security contributions<\/strong>even if their employer is based abroad. Employers must therefore pay social security contributions for their employees.<\/p>\n Employers must pay the following social security contributions for their employees:<\/p>\n In total, these levies account for around 40 % of gross salary<\/strong> half of which is borne by the employee and half by the employer.<\/p>\n A foreign company that employs workers in Germany must observe the following steps:<\/p>\n Apply for a company number:<\/strong> register employees with a health insurance fund:<\/strong> Submit contribution statements:<\/strong> Pay social security contributions on time:<\/strong> Appointment of an authorized representative in Germany:<\/strong> A French logistics company hires drivers to transport goods from France to Germany. As the drivers regularly work in Germany, the company must fulfill the following obligations:<\/p>\n Another example is a Polish construction company that employs workers on a German construction site. This company must also comply with the minimum wage, pay social security contributions and adhere to German regulations.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Unternehmen mit Sitz im Ausland, die Mitarbeiter in Deutschland besch\u00e4ftigen, m\u00fcssen sich an die deutschen arbeitsrechtlichen Vorschriften halten. Besonders wichtig sind dabei der gesetzliche Mindestlohn und die Sozialversicherungspflicht. Diese Regelungen gelten unabh\u00e4ngig davon, ob das Unternehmen eine Niederlassung in Deutschland hat oder nicht. 1. Mindestlohn f\u00fcr ausl\u00e4ndische Arbeitgeber in Deutschland Seit dem 1. Januar 2025 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arbeitsrecht-mitarbeiter-aus-dem-ausland","category-mindestlohn-und-sozialversicherungspflicht-fuer-auslaendische-arbeitgeber"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3619,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3617\/revisions\/3619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Exceptions and special regulations<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Consequences of violations<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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2. social security obligation for foreign employers<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Which insurance policies are mandatory?<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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What steps must a foreign employer take?<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Every company that registers employees in Germany requires a Company number<\/strong>which is applied for at the employment agency. Without this number, no social security contributions can be paid.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Employees must be registered with a German health insurance fund. The chosen health insurance fund is responsible for paying all social security contributions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Every month, foreign employers must submit a notification of the contributions due to the relevant health insurance fund.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Employers must pay the contributions due by the third last banking day of the month at the latest<\/strong> to the health insurance company.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Since the January 1, 2021<\/strong> foreign companies are obliged, an authorized representative in Germany<\/strong> who manages the fee documents in German and makes them available for any audits by the authorities.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n3. example from practice<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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