Pay & Tax

Urlaubsgeld

holiday pay bonus

What it means

An optional extra payment made around the summer holiday period, similar in spirit to Weihnachtsgeld and equally dependent on contract or collective agreement.

In practice

Urlaubsgeld and Weihnachtsgeld together are sometimes marketed as a "13th/14th salary".

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