Christmas bonus for trainees: How to secure the extra bonus!

Christmas bonus for trainees: How to secure the extra bonus!

An "extra boost" for finances: The Union food-enjoyment restaurant (NGG) recommends to all employees in the Duchy of Lauenburg to carry out a "Christmas bonus check". "Companies often forget to pay out the special payment that is contractually regulated," explains Anne Widder, managing director of NGG Hamburg-Elmshorn. In particular, trainees and mini-jobbers are often affected and go away empty-handed. Even if Christmas bonus is not required by law, many employees are entitled to, especially in tariff -bound companies. In these companies, 77 percent of all employees receive Christmas bonuses, while on average it is only 52 percent, as an analysis of the Economic and Social Science Institute (WSI) shows, as Herzogtum-direkt.de reported.

Christmas bonus on the advance

According to a survey by the Federal Statistical Office, most of the employees in Germany can look forward to a higher Christmas bonus in Germany. Average 2747 euros are paid, which corresponds to an increase of 2.6 percent compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, the power of the Christmas bonus can only partially compensate for the high inflation rate of 10.4 percent. In eastern Germany, 88.5 percent of employees receive Christmas bonuses, while only 85.3 percent in the west benefit. Furthermore, the industry differences show that employees in oil and natural gas production with 5504 euros best, compared to only 327 euros for those in the transfer of labor, such as tagesschau.de noted.