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Family benefits

Families need economic stability. That is why there are financial benefits for all types of families, such as child benefit, the child supplement or the relief amount for single parents.

Detailed information on family benefits such as maternity benefit, child benefit, child supplement and child allowances, parental leave and parental allowance as well as advance maintenance payments can be found on the website of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ).

 

Maternity benefit

Maternity benefit secures the income of an expectant or young mother during the period in which employment is prohibited for reasons of protection. Maternity benefit can be applied for at the earliest seven weeks before the presumed date of delivery, as the relevant medical certificate may be issued at the earliest one week before the start of the protection period.

Maternity benefit is paid by the statutory health insurance funds during the protection periods before and after the delivery as well as for the day of delivery. Only members of statutory health insurance funds who are voluntarily or compulsorily insured and who are entitled to sick pay receive maternity benefit from the statutory health insurance funds.

You can find an overview of maternity benefits on the BMFSFJ website.

Maternity benefit must be applied for:

  • From working women who are members of a statutory health insurance fund, from the health insurance fund and from the employer (Human Resources Department)
  • From working women, who are members of a private health insurance fund and employees with family insurance at the
    Federal Insurance Office, Maternity Benefits Office
    Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 38
    53113 Bonn

    0228 619-1888
    www.bundesversicherungsamt.de

 

Child benefit

Parents who live in Germany and are subject to unlimited income tax liability receive child benefit in accordance with section 62 et seq. EStG (Income Tax Act) as a tax refund. Child benefit is paid irrespective of income. It is staggered according to the number of children.

Details on child benefit can also be found on the BMFSFJ website.

Apply for child benefit at the
Agentur für Arbeit, Familienkasse
Agentur für Arbeit Freiberg
Annaberger Straße 22A
09599 Freiberg

0800 4555500
Familienkasse

 

Parental leave

Parental leave can be used to temporarily interrupt employment and there is protection against dismissal. Each parent is entitled to parental leave to care for and raise their child until it reaches the age of three.

Further information on parental leave and the relevant regulations can be found on the BMFSFJ website.

 

Parental allowance

Parental allowance compensates for a lack of income when parents care for their child after the birth. Parental allowance plus and partnership bonus provide additional support.

Information on parental allowance and parental allowance plus can be found on the BMFSFJ website.

Apply for parental allowance at:
Landkreis Mittelsachsen
Am Landratsamt 3
09648 Mittweida

03731 7996536

Applications can be downloaded from the website of the Landkreis Mittelsachsen.

 

Service agreement

To improve the compatibility of work and family life, TU Bergakademie Freiberg has a service agreement on flexible working hours. It offers a more flexible organisation of working hours, which enables employees to better manage their family commitments, among other things.

 

The Academic Fixed-Term Employment Act

The WissZeitVG represents significant progress in terms of the long-term employment of academics. This also regulates the extension of employment relationships after leaves of absence, in the event of disability, childcare or nursing care, as well as for committee activities.

 

Part-time and leave of absence options

Part-time and leave of absence options are regulated in the following laws:

 

Employee-supervisor meetings

In accordance with Section V. of the VwV Service Regulations, employee-supervisor meetings should be held at least once a year. These meetings must address the concerns of employees with regard to a family-friendly personnel policy.