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Payback commitment

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Name of the instrument - Local language
Rückzahlungsverpflichtung
Name of the instrument - English translation
Payback commitment
Scheme ID
57
Country
Germany
Reporting year
2020
Type of instrument
Payback clause
Sub-type of instrument
Payback clauses are possible within set limits
Type of entry
Single instrument
Short description

Employers and employees can agree on a payback clause, with the civil law setting the framework for the agreement. In compensation for employer-provided/financed training, employees commit themselves to stay in the company for an agreed period or (partially) pay back the costs of training. The retention period has to be in proportion to the benefits of training (duration and the level of qualification). The amount to be repaid is reduced on a monthly base. Payback clauses are possible for any type of education. No preferential treatment is applied.

Level of operation
National
Name of a part of the country
Not applicable
Name of the region (for regional instruments)
Not applicable
Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
Not applicable
Relevance
Key instrument
Legal basis
Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB) (Civil law) + jurisdication by Federal Labour Court
Objective(s) and target(s)
Not available
Operation/management
A payback clause is agreed by the employer and the employee. In case the employee leaves the company within the retention period, a certain amount needs to be repaid. In case of legal issues, the Federal Labour Court is responsible for the jurisdiction.
Eligible group(s)
All employers
Group(s) with preferential treatment
No preferential treatment
Education and training eligible
Professionally relevant
Source of financing and collection mechanism
Employer funds training, employee provides (partial) repayment of eligible training costs in case of premature depature from the company
Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
It is a prerequisite for the effectiveness of a payback clause that the employee has earned a "cash benefit" by the training measure. The retention period has to be in proportion to the benefits of training (duration and the level of qualification). Training duration up to 1 month: Binding period up to 6 months; Training duration up to 2 months: binding period up to 1 year; Training duration 3 to 4 months: Binding period up to 2 years; Training duration of 6 to 12 months: Binding period up to 3 years; Training duration of over 2 years: Binding period up to 5 years. The amount to be repaid is reduced on a monthly basis.
Eligible costs
All costs paid by the employer related to the training taken by the employee (e.g. wage costs, travel costs, costs for materials (books)).
Volumes of funding
Not applicable
Beneficiaries/take up
Not applicable
Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
Not applicable
Most relevant webpage - in English
Not available
Recent changes

No recent amendment

Recent changes in response to COVID-19

No changes

Sources
https://www.verdi-bub.de/index.php?id=920
Bundesrepublik Deutschland (2002) Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch , Buch 2 - Recht der Schuldverhältnisse (§§ 241 - 853), Abschnitt 2 - Gestaltung rechtsgeschäftlicher Schuldverhältnisse durch Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen (§§ 305 - 310). Berlin. Online: http://dejure.org/gesetze/BGB
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