{"id":107,"date":"2015-01-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wtransnet.com\/en\/1515\/01\/21\/the-german-minimum-wage-will-also-apply-to-foreign-drivers-doing-international-traffic\/"},"modified":"2016-01-27T15:39:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T15:39:07","slug":"the-german-minimum-wage-will-also-apply-to-foreign-drivers-doing-international-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wtransnet.com\/en\/the-german-minimum-wage-will-also-apply-to-foreign-drivers-doing-international-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"The German minimum wage will also apply to foreign drivers doing international traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"salario-minimo-alemania\"From 1st January 2015 foreign carriers doing any kind of transport in Germany must prove that the wages of their drivers meet the German minimum wage law (8.50 EUR per hour).<\/p>\n

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Such proof shall consist of a model declaration and should be sent before the shipment to a special German Fax Number for this purpose.<\/p>\n

The German Law on the minimum wage from 11th August 2008 establishes a minimum wage of 8.5 EUR per hour to be applied from 1st January 2015.
\nThis Law shall also apply to foreign workers working for foreign companies in Germany. Therefore, as the German associations has reported us, the Law will also apply to foreign drivers working for foreign companies but passing through German territory.
\nIn the case of international transport, this will only refer to the part of the journey within Germany. In the case of cabotage in Germany, this will refer to the whole journey.
\nIn the case of foreign carriers, they will have the obligation to communicate the transport to be carried out.<\/p>\n

The rule comes under the Directive 96\/71\/CE of posting of workers within the framework of provision of services. All Member States must guarantee that the workers being posted for a service are paid the minimum wage of the State where the service is performed.
\nFollowing the discussions with the Ministries of Finance and Labour in Germany concerning the declaration of minimum wage of workers performing their work in Germany, we made them the following considerations:<\/p>\n

Can my customers demand me the Declaration?
\nAccording to German law, the customers are responsible for the enforcement of minimum wage by their suppliers that have workers posted in Germany. For this reason, many German\u00a0customers require their transport suppliers the certification of the minimum wage\u2019s compliance.<\/p>\n

How do I make the Declaration?
\nThere are three models of application (German, English or French). You can use any of the three declarations since they are basically the same but we recommend to use the German one.<\/p>\n

These declaration models can be downloaded in:
\nGerman version:
\nBy clicking on 033037 \u00a0(or introducing 033037 in the searcher of this website)<\/p>\n

English version:
\nBy clicking on 033037E.<\/p>\n

French version:
\nBy clicking on 033037F.<\/p>\n

Where should I send the Declaration?
\nAt the moment, there is no email address. It has to be sent by fax at
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Bundesfinanzdirektion West, K\u00f6ln.
\nFax: 0049 221964870<\/p>\n

What proof do I have?
\nThe receipt of fax proving it has been sent successfully.<\/p>\n

Dates of the trips
\nIf it is not an only trip, there is the possibility to indicate a 6-month period (from start date to end date) to avoid the need to send an application each time.<\/p>\n

Working hours
\nOnly real working hours are taken into account. Breaks and other rest periods are not considered.<\/p>\n

Should my drivers carry any proof?
\nIt is recommendable that employees (in this case carriers) carry:<\/p>\n

Copy of the application
\nProof of the fax being sent
\nCompany declaration duly signed and stamped.<\/p>\n

I indicated in the declaration some dates but finally they were not these ones. What should I do?
\nThe corrections can be made until 7 days after the expiration of the declaration. So, if you declare a trip and then it is not carried out or the dates are changed, the corrections will be possible only until 7 days after the date in which the trip was supposed to be completed.<\/p>\n

Gross wages
\nThe gross wage of 8.5 eur is the basis by which the calculation is made, assuming that each company is going to declare and pay the corresponding tax of his country.<\/p>\n

Self-employers
\nIt applies to employees of companies of all EU countries. Therefore, it does not apply to self-employers.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/p>\n

Ministry of Finance in Germany
\nMinistry of Labour in Germany
\nASTIC \u2013 Association of International Road Transport (Spain)<\/p>\n

For more information, please contact your Transport Associations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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