Employer-paid contribution for health insurance

The compulsory income-related employer-paid contribution to health insurance has been adjusted in 2012 The maximum premium amount has been raised from 33,427 euro to 50,064 euro. At the same time the  premium has been reduced by 0.65 of a percent point to 7.1 percent. The effects of this for employers differ for individual employees. The break-even point is around 36,500 euro. Above this amounts the costs for employers will be higher than in 2011, below this amount they will be lower. As a result the change in employer-paid contributions will differ between collectively negotiated agreements.