Notification of changes
Obligation to submit a notification of changes
Pursuant to section 16 (1) sentence 3 Minimum Wage Act (Mindestlohngesetz - MiLoG) and section 18 (1) sentence 3 Posted Workers Act (Arbeitnehmer-Entsendegesetz - AEntG), the employer, as well as the user pursuant to section 16 (3) sentence 2 MiLoG, section 18 (3) sentence 2 AEntG and section 17b (1) sentence 2 Temporary Employment Act (Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz - AÜG), must submit a notification of changes if
- the beginning of the performance of the work or service changes,
- the beginning or end of the period during which the temporary workers are supplied changes,
- other workers than those of whom notification was originally given are employed,
- if the place of employment in Germany changes or, for workers in the construction sector, the construction site’s location in Germany changes,
- the documents are kept at a different place in Germany than the place originally notified,
- a different person than the one previously notified is appointed as authorised recipient and/or responsible agent, or if
- the address of the authorised recipient and/or responsible agent changes.
Notifications of changes shall be indicated as such by ticking the relevant box on the electronic notification form.
Minimum wage registration website
Exceptions
If deployment, at a particular place of employment that has been notified within the scope of operational scheduling pursuant to section 2 (2) (also in conjunction with (5) Ordinance on Minimum Wage Reporting Requirements pursuant to Minimum Wage Act, Posted Workers Act and Provision of Temporary Workers Act (Mindestlohnmeldeverordnung - MiLoMeldV) ("Operational scheduling (stationary)"), is postponed by less than eight hours, a notification of changes pursuant to section 3 (1) of the MiLoMeldV is not required.
In accordance with section 3 (2) MiLoMeldV, changes to employment registered within the scope of operational scheduling pursuant to section 2 (3) (also in conjunction with section 5) MiLoMeldV ("Operational scheduling (mobile)") do not have to be notified.