Germany sees itself as a welfare state that considers the protection of its
citizens as a priority. The German social security system can be divided into 5
main parts:
- Pension insurance
- Unemployment insurance
- Health insurance
- Care insurance
- Companies accident insurance
Though there are exceptions, most employees with a German employment
contract or people working in Germany are liable to all parts of the German
social security.
Contributions to pension insurance, unemployment insurance, health insurance
and care insurance are divided equally by the employer and the employee while
the companies accident insurance is paid only by the employer. To help you
calculate exactly what your monthly contributions could work out to, please log
onto www.german-taxation.de.
Source
- http://www.social-security.de/general.htm
