The new salary thresholds for 2015
The Federal Public Service Employment has changed the remuneration thresholds to be taken into account for applying certain legal provisions of employment contracts of white-collar employees.
As of 1 January 2015, following amounts will apply:
|
Basic amounts |
Amounts applicable for 2014 |
Amounts applicable as of 1 January 2015 |
|
16.100 EUR |
32.886 EUR |
33.203 EUR |
|
32.200 EUR |
65.771 EUR |
66.406 EUR |
This means essentially that the salary thresholds applicable for employment contracts in 2015 will only be relevant for the validity of the non-competition clause, the arbitration clause and the education clause.
> Action point
As of 1 January 2015, employers have to use new salary thresholds to determine if the non-competition clause, the arbitration clause and the education clause are valid.