Worker's compensation Germany
- Worker's compensation Germany
Background
The German worker's compensation law of 6 July 1884 has been the first of its kind in the world. The Sickness Insurance law paid indemnity to all private wage earners and apprentices, including those who work in the agricultural and horticultural sectors and marine industries,family helpers and students with work related injuries, for up to 13 weeks (for the first 4 weeks at 50 % of prior wages, from the fifth week on the benefit was 66.7 % with 50 % paid by the sickness fund and 16.7 % by the accident fund). Workers who are totally disabled get the benefits at 67 % after this 13 week period that is paid by the accident funds, financed entirely by employers. The German compensation system has been taken as a model for many nations.
The system
Every worker is a member of the appropriate institute and almost all self-employed persons can voluntarily become insured members of them.Every sort of accidents in workplace - or in the way to and from it - is covered. There is a list of 67 diseases that are considered as occupational diseases and they are also covered.An injured worker has a right to appeal to the committee of the institute. The next level of appeal is to a "social justice" court.
The institutes have about 90 % return-to-work rate for using vocational retraining and upgraded vocational qualifications as key strategies.
Disability benefits
Disability benefits are paid as a weekly "wage loss” compensation.
Workers who are unable to perform their current job receive periodic payments of 80 % of prior gross earnings and subject to a maximum imposed on covered earnings, during rehabilitation without limit until return to work. If rehabilitation is prognosticated as to be impossible he will receive the benefit for 78 weeks.
Payment of salary
Salary will be paid for six weeks by the employer before the employee goes onto short-term disability benefits.
Workers who have a loss of earning capacity due to work injury or occupational disease of 20 % or more receive a pension equal to 66.7 % of the last year's earnings up to the specified maximum earnings. This will be paid until the age of 65, unless he or she will start receiving old-age pension beforehand.
References
* [http://www.dguv.de/ German Statutory Accident Insurance Association]
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