Living in Germany, working in Belgium
Employees in Belgium pay their income tax (bedrijfsvoorheffing / précompte professionnel) in Belgium. This also applies if you live in Germany and work in Belgium. Cross-border workers can also claim deductions (aftrekposten/déduction fiscal) and other tax benefits (tegemoetkomingen/avantage fiscal) from the Belgian tax system under certain conditions. This depends on whether at least 75% of […]
Looking for a job
Provided you are looking for employment in Germany, this is possible in various ways. One efficient way is to contact companies directly (networking). You can also declare that you are looking for employment in Germany to the employment agency responsible for you (VDAB/FOREM/actiris or ADG). You can also register as a jobseeker with the German […]
Sickness allowance
The film below explains in Dutch what the rules are if you live in the Netherlands and work in Germany and become ill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eexDDTxCRRs Continued payment of wages in case of illness and sickness allowance If you work in Germany and become ill, you are initially entitled to a maximum of 6 weeks’ continued payment […]
Studies and part-time job
If you study in Germany and have a part-time job as a student in Germany, but continue to reside in the Netherlands, you are a cross-border worker. As a cross-border worker, you are subject to the social security system of the country in which you work, i.e. Germany. This means that you have to take […]
Childcare supplement
Do you live in the Netherlands and do your children go to nursery school/daycare facilities? Then you can get a monthly benefit for childcare costs. You get this Dutch childcare supplement (Kinderopvangtoeslag) if: you and your partner both work, and your child goes to a registered childcare facility and you pay the costs, and your […]
Posting workers to the neighbouring country
People who live in Germany and work in the Netherlands or vice versa are granted the so-called status of cross-border worker. A cross-border worker (also cross-border commuter) is an employee or self-employed person who works in one EU Member State and lives in another EU Member State and returns there in principle every day or […]
Moving with unemployment benefit
As a rule, you must stay in the country that pays your unemployment benefits. However, under certain conditions, you can travel to another EU country to look for work and continue to receive unemployment benefits from the Netherlands. Staying abroad for 3 months You can continue to receive unemployment benefits from UWV for at least […]
Family
If you work in Germany, German social security applies to you. According to European regulations, this can also have consequences for your family. Partner Your partner does not work in the Netherlands and they do not receive benefits either? If so, your partner can be covered by the health insurance scheme if you are married […]
Holidays and holiday pay
Holiday days In Germany, you have a legal right to holiday time. In principle, this is calculated as four working weeks over the whole year This means: For a 6-day working week it is 24 days, for a 5-day working week it is 20 days, etc. Holidays do not count towards Sundays and public holidays. […]
Pregnancy / Birth
Entitlement to pregnancy or maternity leave Female employees In the Netherlands, employees are entitled to pregnancy or maternity leave from four to six weeks before the expected delivery date. Self-employed Female self-employed workers are entitled to maternity leave and maternity benefit for a minimum period of 16 weeks. The cash benefit is granted up to […]