The end-of-year bonus is an extra payment that employees receive at the end of the calendar year, if agreed upon in the employment terms. In the CLA hospitality 2012-2013, it is stated that the end-of-year bonus will be paid for the last time in 2012. On 1 January 2013, employees who were entitled to the end-of-year bonus in 2012 will be entitled to a salary increase of 1.25%.
If you are employed by the same employer for a full calendar year (1 January to 31 December) on 31 December 2012, you will receive the end-of-year bonus for the last time. This bonus amounts to 1.25% of the gross salary paid to you in 2012, including holiday allowance. This bonus must be paid in December 2012.
Example
Employee X is classified in job grade IV and receives a gross monthly salary of € 1,683.54. He did not receive any allowances in 2012.
Gross annual salary: € 1,683.54 x 12 = € 20,202.48
Holiday allowance (8%): € 20,202.48 : 100 x 8 = € 1,616.20
Annual salary total: € 20,202.48 + € 1,616.20 = € 21,818.68
End-of-year bonus: € 21,818.68 : 100 x 1.25 = € 272.73
Thus, Employee X receives a gross end-of-year bonus of € 272.73 in December 2012.
Who is entitled to an end-of-year bonus
Everyone who is employed by the same employer for the entire calendar year is entitled to an end-of-year bonus in 2012. This also applies to employees with a zero-hours contract or those on a waiting scale. Employees who have been ill are also entitled to an end-of-year bonus one last time.
Exception
Trainees are no longer entitled to the end-of-year bonus this year. They benefit from the substantial increase in the basic salary as of 1 January 2013 and 1 July 2013.
Compensation
As of 1 January 2013, your salary will be increased by 1.25% if you have been employed by the same employer for a full calendar year on 31 December 2012 and were therefore entitled to the end-of-year bonus. This is to compensate for the discontinuation of the end-of-year bonus. From 2013, if you work in hospitality, you will no longer be entitled to an end-of-year bonus.