EMBL

Heidelberg · founded 1974

documented benefits (2)

PTO	30 days
Work from home	yes

From life, medical and accident insurance to generous pension plans, EMBL’s benefits extend to unemployment support following the expiry of your contract.
Our employees are entitled to 30 days paid holiday each year, in addition to public holidays.
At our Heidelberg Campus we are pleased to offer a highly regarded Kindergarten for children aged 3 months and over.
All EMBL employees are offered 10 days paid leave per year, per child, to care for them if they are unwell.
Non-resident staff may receive an education grant of up to 75% of the school fees for each child attending a private school (upper limits apply).

Set by law, not by EMBL. It applies to every employer in Heidelberg.

Birthing-parent leave	14 (Bundesurlaubsgesetz §3; Mutterschutzgesetz)
State health cover	statutory health insurance, contributions split roughly equally with the employer (Bundesurlaubsgesetz §3; Mutterschutzgesetz)
Normal working week	no statutory normal working week; the legal maximum is 48 hours (Arbeitszeitgesetz §3)
Right to request flexible work	true (Teilzeit- und Befristungsgesetz §8 (Verringerung der Arbeitszeit) and §9a (Brückenteilzeit))
What parental leave pays	Elterngeld: 67% of net employment income lost after the birth. Above €1,200 pre-birth net the rate falls by 0.1 percentage points per €2, to a floor of 65%; below €1,000 it rises by 0.1 points per €2, to as much as 100%. (paid by state (federal benefit, paid by the regional Elterngeldstelle)) (Bundeselterngeld- und Elternzeitgesetz (BEEG) §2 and §4)
How healthcare is paid for	Statutory health insurance (GKV), premium a percentage of salary and split with the employer. Covers about 90% of the population. (Bundesurlaubsgesetz §3; Mutterschutzgesetz)

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