German HR data explained
How the minimum wage, contribution rates, deadlines and public holidays in Germany come about, and how to use them in software and agents.
Company car and home office in Germany: per-trip valuation
German company cars and hybrid work: when valuing each commute at 0.002% beats the 0.03% monthly rule, the 180-trip cap, employee statements and EVs.
Read more →September 24, 2026Company event tax allowance in Germany: the €110 rule
How to calculate Germany's tax-free allowance for holiday parties and summer events: cost per head with VAT, plus-ones, two events a year, 25% flat tax.
Read more →September 24, 2026German HR Software API: Maintain Values, Don't Hardcode Them
Which values live inside German HR software, how often holidays, deadlines, leave, maternity and wage rules change, and how teams use an API and MCP.
Read more →September 24, 2026German Public Holidays API: What Actually Matters
What to check in a German public holidays API: legal basis by state, regional and one-off holidays, years ahead, license, CSV export and MCP support.
Read more →September 24, 2026German Public Holidays as CSV or iCal for Excel, Outlook
German public holidays as CSV for Excel, with legal sources by state, kept current through a webhook, and what an iCal calendar needs on top.
Read more →September 24, 2026Germany bridge days 2027: vacation days by state
Germany's bridge days in 2027 by state: how many vacation days buy how many days off, which public holidays fall on a weekend and how to plan as a team.
Read more →September 24, 2026Germany company car: logbook or the 1% rule?
Company car tax in Germany: a mileage logbook versus the 1% rule, real calculations for gas, hybrid and electric cars, and what a calculator cannot do.
Read more →September 24, 2026Germany Payroll API: Interfaces vs. Reference Values
What German payroll interfaces such as Sage's deliver, why official reference values still need a source of their own, and how to combine both.
Read more →September 24, 2026Germany Payroll Year-End Checklist: 9 Values to Track
Which nine values change in German payroll on January 1, when they become official, and how software picks them up through an API and webhooks.
Read more →September 24, 2026Germany Per Diem Rates: the List for Excel
All German domestic per diem rates as a ready list for Excel: day rates, meal deductions, overnight allowance, mileage rate, plus a CSV export for payroll.
Read more →September 24, 2026Germany Time Tracking: Automatic Break Deduction
A simple Excel formula deducts German rest breaks under § 4 ArbZG, until minors, long days or rest periods appear. The API calculator covers those too.
Read more →September 24, 2026Germany Vacation Entitlement in Excel: Formula & Limits
Germany's statutory vacation entitlement in Excel: the formula with proration and rounding under § 5 BUrlG, where it breaks, and when an API calculator helps.
Read more →September 24, 2026Germany Wage Garnishment Table: Excel Instead of PDF
Germany's wage garnishment table as CSV instead of PDF: the full history in one file, the garnishable amount via API, and why it changes every July 1.
Read more →September 24, 2026MCP server for HR data: current German values for AI agents
Why AI assistants quote outdated German HR values and how an MCP server with sources and reference dates fixes it. Setup for Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code.
Read more →September 24, 2026Midijob 2027 changes: new lower limit and factor F formula
From January 1, 2027, Germany's midi-job zone starts at €633.01 and factor F follows a new formula. What employers and payroll teams must prepare.
Read more →September 24, 2026Minimum wage increase in Germany 2027: employer checklist
From January 1, 2027, Germany's minimum wage is €14.60 an hour and the mini-job limit €633. What payroll teams and HR software must change by January.
Read more →September 24, 2026Notice periods in Germany: ending employment on December 31
When notice must arrive for employment in Germany to end on December 31, 2026: latest dates by length of service under § 622 BGB, plus probation and receipt.
Read more →September 24, 2026Regional public holidays in Germany: where they apply
Corpus Christi in parts of Saxony and Thuringia, Assumption Day in Bavaria, Augsburg Peace Festival: where German regional holidays apply and what HR does.
Read more →September 24, 2026Retroactive payroll corrections in Germany: valid-from dates
Corrections for past months need the values that applied back then. How to model reference dates, rate history and retroactive laws in payroll software.
Read more →September 24, 2026Sunday night shift premium in Germany: 75% or 90% tax-free
Night work on Sundays and public holidays in Germany: which tax-free premium rates add up under § 3b EStG, what applies after midnight and the base pay caps.
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