New minimum salary for Blue Card applicants Despite the current economic situation due to restrictions of the Corona crisis, the salary limit for obtaining the Blue Card was raised also in 2021. While employees in standard professions still had to show 55,200 EUR in minimum salary in 2020, the new minimum wage is 56,800 EUR in 2021. In shortage professions,…
Learning in Lock-down: MIM – Graduates
Due to the COVID-19 lock down and entry and travel restrictions, many transfers were postponed in the last few months or are currently on hold with clients sitting on packed bags. To assure business continuity during a worldwide pandemic, some of our team members are taking turns working from home and the workload is being pushed into the coming months…
Cancellation of Oktoberfest 2020 (19.09.-04.10.2020)
Due to the Covid19 pandemic, the Oktoberfest 2020 will not take place. This was officially announced during a press conference by Bavarian Minister President Markus Söder and Mayor Dieter Reiter on April 21, 2020. For many people, it was a heartbreaking moment as the Oktoberfest is deeply rooted in the Bavarian culture. It is also a famous, international event where…
Non-EU Driving Licensing Validity in Germany
As driving license authorities are closed in Germany in order to minimize the spread of the Corona virus, kindly be informed that the German Federal Ministry of Transport adopted a new regulation on 9th April 2020*): • The validity of all Non-EU driver’s licenses from foreigners will be extended to 12 months (former validity duration only six months) from date…
Corona Virus Update in Austria
As Start-up-Services, we wanted to give you an overview of the latest measures of the government to combat the Corona virus in Austria. Let’s start with the good news – from yesterday onwards (07.04.2020) Tyrol is no longer under quarantine (except 3 communities: Sölden, Paznauntal, St. Anton). Other measures are the following: Regulation on wearing masks (since April 1st, 2020)…
Nine-point plan of the German government against the spread of the corona virus
1. citizens are encouraged to reduce contacts with other people outside the members of their own household to an absolute minimum 2. in public, wherever possible, a minimum distance of 1.5 m from persons other than those mentioned under 1. 3. the stay in public space is only permitted alone, with another person not living in the household or with…
Official customer statement regarding Coronavirus Part II
The impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is showing its effects around the world. We do hope you are safe and well and are able to keep the recommended safety distance. At Start-up Services, we continue to monitor and adapt to this changing situation, and we will keep you informed. You can be sure we are following health and government recommendations. We…
What do you need to consider when sending a non-German employee on a business trip to the USA
Author: Matthew Hughes, is a US lawyer in Munich, who specializes in US immigration law What should you know if your employee can’t use ESTA? Businesses in Germany and elsewhere in Europe frequently send employees to the United States for business trips without a visa by using the Visa Waiver Program, known as ESTA. But what do companies and employees…
Official customer statement regarding Corona Virus
On 30 January 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The WHO has issued a set of recommendations for ensuring that basic protective health measures be implemented in an aim at decreasing the risk of exposure and potential spreading of COVID-19…
Service Excellence – 36 years in the market – since 10 years successfully EuRA Global Quality Seal certified
Great pride and joy at Start-Up Services: After intensive preparation, we successfully passed the fourth recertification audit of the ISO 9001-based EuRA Global Quality Seal in mid-February and received the quality seal for the fifth time in a row. For a total of 10 years we have been certified as a best practice company with high service quality. The new…