Enjoy working at AID in Munich
VISA ASSISTANCE (if needed)
AID will provide visa assistance for you to obtain employment authorization. AID will reimburse actual expenses related to obtaining visa/work permit for you and visa/residency permit for any accompanying family member(s).
RELOCATION SUPPORT (if needed)
Orientation: Area tour of the new location. Home Finding: Assistance in finding temporary housing if needed and locating suitable permanent housing. Settling-in: Assistance with government offices, embassies or consulates, obtaining tax identification/Social Security number, driver’s license, car insurance, banking, healthcare facilities, shopping, recreation and other places that you may need to become familiar with in the new location. Education Consultation: Research, assistance and information on schools, kindergarten and the community.
SHIPMENT SERVICE
Shipment of your household goods: The moving company will arrange for the packing, transporting, insuring, delivering and unpacking of household goods and personal effects from your departure location to your destination. Temporary storage: Storage of household goods is available for up to 30 days should you not be able to move into your permanent housing immediately. You will be invoiced and responsible for payment for storage costs beyond 30 days.
FINAL TRAVEL TO NEW LOCATION
If you fly: A one-way economy class ticket from your departure location to the destination will be reimbursed for you and your benefit eligible dependent(s).
If you drive: The cost of the kilometres (using the most direct route) will be reimbursed.
FINANCIAL BENEFITS
Annual bonus: All AID employees are eligible for an annual bonus. The bonus amount depends on the employee’s seniority and the company’s performance during the previous financial year. Long-term bonus: All AID employees are eligible for a long-term bonus paid out in the end of 2021 should we achieve the company's 5 year-goals. Employees must still be employed at AID at the time when the bonus will be paid out.
VACATION
AID offers you ten additional paid vacation days per holiday year in addition to the 20 holidays you are entitled to according to the German legislation for a 5 working day week. This makes it 30 days of vacation per year in total.
FREE BEVERAGES & SNACKS
While at work, employees can choose from a wide array of drinks (coffee, tea, soft drinks etc.) and snacks (fruits, nuts, sweets etc.) absolutely free.
SUBSIDISED CAFETERIA
All AID employees can enjoy lunch at our office cafeteria for subsidised rates.
PARTIES & EVENTS
Company events (Christmas party, Oktoberfest, sports outings, ski-trips etc.), rooftop barbecues when the sun is out & temperature is above freezing and team off-sites.
YOGA COURSES
At AID, we value work-life balance and offer employees the opportunity to join weekly yoga sessions held by a professional yoga instructor. The yoga classes consist of a variety of light and intense exercises, therefore everyone is welcome to join. Employees can get a great workout out of it, leaving them with lots of motivation throughout the day. Classes are held every Wednesday morning at our office in AID.
LAPTOP & MOBILE PHONE
Each employee can choose their prefered equipment. Every employee is entitled to a mobile phone which is paid for by AID for both business and personal use (within reason).
DISCOUNTS
As an AID employee, you get special discounts on various services related to entertainment, travel, restaurants, fitness, electronics, and more via an agreement made with ihre.mitarbeiterangebote.de
GERMAN COURSES
AID offers an opportunity for all international employees to take part in German language courses taking place in our office on a weekly basis.
TRAINING
If you wish to take a training that helps you to develop professionally, there is a possibility to take external courses as per agreement with your manager. If the manager finds it relevant in connection to your work, AID will cover the cost of the training.
SPORTS PROGRAM
Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) Training is taking place in the Office on a weekly basis. We encourage an active and healthy lifestyle.
ERGONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Ergonomic consultants provide one-on-one assistance to help you configure your office furniture and equipment to make sure that you are working in a healthy, comfortable environment.
GERMAN COURSES
AID offers an opportunity for all international employees to take part in German language courses taking place in our office on a weekly basis.
GYM MEMBERSHIP
As part of our health management actions, AID offers you a subsidized gym membership with body + soul studios in Munich. Besides the normal training equipment you will also have several courses, a swimming pool or a climbing wall in most of their 7 studios. They also have different themed saunas and many other offers.
STATE HEALTH INSURANCE
The cost for medical treatments, a stay in hospital or medicines are paid for by your health insurance fund as a rule, except for the co-payment that you have to make. It is therefore important to belong to a statutory or private health insurance fund. Statutory insurance is compulsory up to a specific level of income. If you earn more, you can choose whether you would like to remain in the statutory health insurance fund or pay into a private health insurance fund. The employee pays a minimum of 14.6% to the insurance fund (it’s slightly different depending on the insurance provider). If you are ill you should visit a general practitioner (doctor) in your area. He or she will help you and refer you, if necessary, to a specialist doctor. You can visit any general practitioner and it’s free of charge. You can collect medicines, that have been prescribed for you, from a pharmacy. There, you must only pay a small proportion of the cost yourself (a maximum of EUR 10), as your health insurance fund will pay the rest. Medicines for children and juveniles under 18 are free of charge if they are prescribed by a doctor. If you are insured by a private health insurance fund, you must initially pay for visits to the doctor and for medicines yourself. Then you can send the invoice to your health insurance fund, which will reimburse the costs. More information can be found at the following Link.
CHILD BENEFIT (Kindergeld):
Residents in Germany receive a monthly child benefit from the birth of the child up to their 25th birthday. The benefit is valid for biological children, step-children and also for adopted children. The benefit amount is increasing every year. In 2018 it’s 194€ for the first and the second child, 200€ for the third child and 225€ for the fourth and every additional child.
SOCIAL INSURANCE IN GERMANY
The social insurance scheme in Germany is a statutory insurance system providing effective protection in case of major crises and their consequences such as illness, unemployment and long-term care needs. The aim is to provide each individual with a stable standard of living, provide support and a pension when people have retired. The social insurance scheme is a mandatory form of insurance. Half of the statutory social insurance contributions are paid by the employer. The other half is paid by the employee. It is automatically deducted from their salary or wages. The contribution payable to social insurance is calculated in accordance with income as a matter of principle. Contributions towards health and pensions insurance are however capped at a specific level of income (known as the contribution assessment ceiling).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Unemployment insurance is also part of the statutory social insurance. Everyone is insured with the exception of those in negligible employment (Geringfügige Beschäftigung).
PENSION
All employees are subject to mandatory statutory pensions insurance. The pensions insurance scheme ensures that you are financially secure in your old age. The arrangement until 2012 was that, as a rule, you would be paid a pension when you reached the age of 65. The retirement age is subsequently being increased to 67 in stages. The pensions insurance scheme also supports you if you become unable to work during your working life, meaning that you are unable to work at all, or only to a certain degree, or if you are widowed or an orphan. The statutory pension is lower than your income during your working life. To maintain your standard of living during old age, you should supplement the statutory pension insurance with a private scheme.
12
weeks
MATERNITY LEAVE
Days: Expecting mothers are not allowed to work 6 weeks before and also 8 weeks after the birth. In the event of premature or multiple birth, maternity leave will be extended to 12 weeks.
Comments: During the maternity leave the employees receive a monthly maternity protection pay (Mutterschaftsgeld) equal to the average net salary of the last 3 months before pregnancy. After the maternity leave the employee can return to work or take parental leave.
36
months
PARENTAL LEAVE
Days: Each parent can claim up to 36 months parental leave which can be taken in parallel or in sequence by both parents. Parental leave can, but does not have to be, used until the 3rd birthday of the child. Up to 24 months can be transferred and be taken between the 3rd and 8th birthday of the child.
Comments: During the first 12 months of the baby’s life there is a parental benefit from the state as a financial compensation for the wage loss. Usually the amount is corresponding to 65% of the net income. For families that already have children an additional 10% of the parental allowance (Elterngeld) is paid monthly as a "sibling bonus".
6
weeks
SICK LEAVE
Days: A medical certificate from your doctor is required if you are absent from work due to sickness for more than 3 days.
Comments: An employee unable to work is entitled to their full salary up to 6 weeks, if their employment in the company exists for more than four weeks. In case the employee is unable to work for more than six weeks, they receive a sickness benefit that is equivalent to 70% of the regular gross income (statutory health insurance) or an individual daily sickness allowance (private health insurance).
25
days
CHILDCARE