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How do I apply for an income tax card? | Luxembourg:
The tax office RTS for non-residents under the tax administration office (Administration des contributions directes - ACD) issues the income tax cards at the beginning of the year for non-resident workers or pension recipients.
The tax office RTS under the tax administration office (Administration des contributions directes - ACD) issues the income tax cards at the beginning of the year for resident workers or pension recipients.
Germany:
You have to apply for an income tax card. Otherwise, you can specify your tax number and your date of birth to your employer when you start working.
Your employer will then send this information to the Federal Central Tax Office and enter this in your wage account.
Austria:
1. Please call up the website www.finanzonline.at in your browser
2. Then select 'first online registration'
3. Complete the form online
4. Then click on ‘Continue’ and follow further instructions.
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How many days of special leave do am I get entitled to when my mother dies? | Luxembourg:
- Death of an underage child: 5 days
- Death of a spouse or partner: 3 days
- Death of a first-degree relative of an employee or his spouse or registered partner (parents, parents-in-law, children or stepchildren): 3 days
- Death of a second-degree relative or in-law of an employee or his spouse or registered partner (grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, brother/sister-in-law)): 1 day Germany:
- Death of a spouse, child or parent (employee’s first-degree relative): 2 days Austria:
- Death of a spouse, partner, parent or own child for joint households: - Death of a spouse, partner, parent or own child for separate households: 1 day
- Death of grandparents, parents-in-law or siblings: 1 day
If the place of burial is outside the employee’s place of residence, a second day’s leave at the most can be granted for travelling purposes. |
How many days of special leave do am I get entitled to when I marry? | Luxembourg:
- Employee’s wedding: 3 days
- Child’s wedding: 1 day
- Registration of an employee’s civil partnership: 1 day Germany:
- Employee’s wedding: 1 day Austria:
- Employee’s wedding: 3 days
- Own child’s or sibling’s wedding: 1 day
- Employee’s silver or golden wedding: up to 1 day |
How many days of special leave do am I get entitled to when I move home? | Luxembourg:
- Moving home: 2 days
When moving home, 2 days’ leave are granted only for an employment period of 3 years with the same employer, except that the employee has to move for reasons of employment. Germany:
- Moving home: 1 day Austria:
- Moving home when you manage your own household: up to 2 days
- Moving home when you don’t manage your own household: up to 1 day |
How many days of special leave do am I get entitled to when my baby is born? | Luxembourg:
- Birth of your own child: 10 days
- Adoption of a child under 16: 10 days Germany:
- Birth of your own child: 1 day Austria:
In many collective bargaining agreements, a father may be granted leave from work with continued payment of salary due to his wife’s or partner’s confinement.
The Chamber of Labour can provide information on how many days’s leave are granted in the individual agreements. |
How many days of special leave do I get leave am I entitled to when my child is ill? | Luxembourg:
- Illness of a child between 0 and 4 years: 12 days’ leave for this age and for each child
- Illness of a child between 4 and 13 years: 18 days’ leave for this age and for each child
- Illness of a child between 13 and 18 years: 5 days’ leave for this age and for each child if the child is hospitalised. Germany:
- For the serious illness of a relative living in your household: 1 day
- For the serious illness of a child below the age of 12: up to 4 days per year. Austria:
Provided your child is under 12, you can take paid leave of 2 weeks per year to take care of a sick child. |
How many days’ leave do I get for ‘ABC’? | Sorry, I don’t know the answer for this type of special leave. |