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Roma, 23 dicembre
2014
Circolare n. 238/2014
Oggetto: Trasporti internazionali – Germania –
Introduzione del salario minimo garantito dall’1 gennaio 2015 – Nota
illustrativa IRU del
15.12.2014.
L’IRU (International Road Transport
Union) segnala che dall’1 gennaio 2015 in Germania sarŕ introdotto per
legge il salario minimo garantito per
i lavoratori dipendenti pari a 8,50 euro l’ora. Rispetto ad oggi la novitŕ
sostanziale non risiede tanto nella determinazione di un siffatto salario giŕ
in vigore da tempo anche se di importo inferiore, quanto nella sua applicazione
a tutte le aziende (tedesche e non) che svolgono attivitŕ in Germania. Come
precisato dall’IRU, infatti, contrariamente alle
interpretazioni iniziali che ne limitavano l’applicazione solo in caso di
cabotaggio, il salario minimo garantito si applicherŕ a tutti gli operatori
stranieri che effettuano trasporti internazionali da e verso la Germania o
semplice transito. Sulla compatibilitŕ con le regole UE della legge tedesca,
ispirata dalla finalitŕ di contrastare la concorrenza soprattutto dei vettori
dei Paesi dell’Est, sono stati sollevati dubbi sia dall’IRU
che da altri Paesi (in particolare Francia e Olanda) che hanno sottoposto la
questione alle autoritŕ comunitarie.
Con riferimento alle imprese di trasporto italiane
l’introduzione del salario minimo garantito pur non incidendo sulla misura
della retribuzione da corrispondere al lavoratore, in quanto il CCNL logistica,
trasporto e spedizione prevede per gli autisti retribuzioni orarie superiori a
8,50 euro, comporterŕ tuttavia appesantimenti di natura amministrativa. L’IRU segnala infatti che, alla luce delle nuove norme
tedesche, tutti i vettori stranieri saranno tenuti, prima del trasporto in
Germania, a comunicare per iscritto e in lingua tedesca alla Bundesfinanzdirektion West di Colonia (Direzione federale
delle Finanze – Fax n. 0049221964870) i seguenti dati:
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riferimenti dell’impresa;
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cognome, nome e data di nascita dell’autista;
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inizio e durata stimata del trasporto sul territorio tedesco;
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indirizzo presso cui sono reperibili i documenti sul rispetto del salario minimo;
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certificazione (o busta paga) attestante la prova del pagamento del salario minimo.
Il fac-simile del documento da compilare č
reperibile sul sito delle dogane tedesche (www.zoll.de)
ove č anche possibile assumere ulteriori informazioni.
L’azienda dovrŕ registrare, entro sette giorni dalla
fine del trasporto svolto in Germania, data di inizio, durata e termine dell’attivitŕ
svolta; tale documento dovrŕ essere conservato per almeno due anni.
Si fa osservare infine che in caso di mancata o non
veritiera comunicazione dei dati all’autoritŕ tedesca sarŕ applicata una
sanzione pecuniaria fino a 30.000 euro, mentre in caso di corresponsione di
salario minimo orario inferiore a 8,50 euro sarŕ applicata una sanzione fino a
500.000 euro.
Si fa riserva di tornare sull’argomento per
comunicare gli ulteriori aggiornamenti.
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CLTM/BR3205/ADD2/RLE Brussels, 15 December 2014
INTRODUCTION
OF A MINIMUM WAGE
IN GERMANY AS OF 1
JANUARY 2015
Consequences for the road freight transport sector of the introduction of a minimum wage
in Germany on 1 January 2015. Summary of available information as of 15 December 2014.
I.
BACKGROUND
On 1 January 2015, the law providing for a minimum wage of EUR 8.50 per hour will become applicable in Germany. According to the latest information it will cover the transport sector and will apply to German and foreign operators performing transport activities on the territory of Germany (cabotage, international transport operations to and from Germany, transit).
German Customs will be responsible for the enforcement of this law. There is currently no additional information available regarding how German Customs intend to enforce this law for foreign transport
operators.
The IRU
Secretariat has doubts regarding the compatibility of
the German law with the relevant EU
legislation and notably the market legislation and the posting of Workers Directive. The substantial
additional administrative burden this law will impose on foreign transport operators is also a cause for
concern. The IRU Secretariat has started investigating these
uncertainties and concerns.
The IRU Secretariat has raised the issue and its potential consequences for the EU and non-EU road freight transport industry with the cabinets of the European Commissioners for Employment
and
Transport, several Member States’ representatives and is in contact with the German Finance
Ministry to clarify the situation for the road freight transport sector.
The relevant minimum wage law can be downloaded
here and the latest Regulation (Implementing provision) of 26 November 2014 on the obligation to notify under the minimum wage law can be found here. Both legislative
texts are available in German
only.
II.
ANALYSIS
The IRU
Secretariat analysed the minimum wage legislation in order to identify requirements for foreign transport operators.
1.
Minimum wage
Employers must pay a minimum wage of EUR 8.50 for every hour worked on German territory. This salary needs to be paid
on the last bank working day of the month after the transport
operation has been performed at the latest.
2.
Obligation to notify
All foreign road transport operators, including those that already pay EUR 8.5 or more per hour,
have to notify to the Bundesfinanzdirektion West in Cologne before starting a transport operation
on German territory. For mobile workers a simplified notification process
is foreseen.
This notification is to be sent in writing and in the German language. It can contain all operations
for a period of up to 6 months. The following
information
needs to be provided:
§ Last name, first name and
date of birth of the
employee
§ Start and estimated duration of the operation on German territory
§ Address where
documents
are stored
A template from German Customs will be available soon in order to facilitate the notification for foreign operators.
The first registration of transport companies will have to be accompanied
by a letter certifying that,
upon request, employers will
provide the proof that the minimum wage was
paid to the driver.
Modifications of planned transport operations do not need to be notified to German Customs once
a first notification
has
been done.
3.
Storage of documents
The employer must record the start, end and duration of the hours worked on German territory at the
latest 7 days after the transport operation is performed. This document is to be stored for at
least 2 years
on German or foreign
territory. If the
document is stored abroad, an affirmation needs to be added which guarantees that requested documents are at the disposal of German Customs
in order to facilitate verification.
4.
Useful Contacts
According to German Customs, further information on the introduction of a minimum wage in
Germany will follow on
19 December 2014.
Several information centres have been set up in order to reply to questions on this subject. Those
questions can be addressed either to the German Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs or directly
to German Customs.
III.
ACTION
Members can contact the IRU Secretariat (jan.nemec@iru.org, +32 2 743 25 80) should they obtain additional details on
the matter or have any questions.
The IRU
Secretariat will inform IRU
Members as soon as more details are obtained from its
contacts with the relevant public authorities at EU and
national level.
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