Christmas bonus check: This is how trainees and mini-jobbers secure their rights!

Christmas bonus check: This is how trainees and mini-jobbers secure their rights!

There is a call to all employees in the Recklinghausen district: The “Christmas bonus check” is indicated! The Food, Pleasure and Restaurants Union (NGG) calls on all employees to check carefully whether they are entitled to the additional special payment, especially trainees and mini-jobbers, who often come away empty-handed. Martin Mura, Managing Director of NGG Ruhrgebiet, points out that there are always bosses who “forget” these payments, even though they are contractually agreed. Anyone who works in a company that pays Christmas bonuses is also entitled to it as a part-time employee. The amount of the Christmas bonus varies depending on working hours and length of service and can be between 250 and 550 euros in bakeries, according to the NGG.

There are tips for checking your Christmas bonus not only in the catering industry. In the hospitality industry, particular attention is drawn to the deadline of February 29th by which employees should assert their claims. Martin Mura notes that many employers, especially in smaller companies, tend to overlook the annual special payment. It is advisable to examine last year's pay slip carefully to ensure that the Christmas bonus was actually paid. If not, those affected should urgently contact their boss, preferably in writing and by the end of February at the latest, so as not to let their claim expire.

Christmas bonus – a right for everyone!

In the Recklinghausen district, all employees who have worked in the company for at least one year are entitled to receive a Christmas bonus. This applies to everyone from chefs to servers to housekeeping staff. The Christmas bonus is not a voluntary gift from the employer, but rather a legally guaranteed entitlement for employees. The NGG would like to encourage employees to defend themselves against the so-called “Christmas money grouches” so that no one has to go without the money they are entitled to.

For further details on the claims and the procedure for the Christmas bonus check, those interested can contact the NGG in order to assert their claims in good time and avoid financial bottlenecks during the Christmas season. It is crucial to know and enforce your own rights in order not to jeopardize the special payments, as already mentioned by Lokalkompass.de and Neue-gladbecker-zeitung.de described.