Sozialabgaben

social security contributions

noun zo-tsiahl-AP-gah-ben Rare

Usage Note

Sozialabgaben are mandatory contributions deducted from wages for Kranken-, Pflege-, Renten- and Arbeitslosenversicherung. They are split roughly equally between employer and employee. Lohnnebenkosten (non-wage labour costs) includes Sozialabgaben.

Examples

"Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitgeber teilen sich die Sozialabgaben je zur Hälfte."

Natural Translation

Employees and employers share the social security contributions equally.

Literal Translation

Employees and employers split the social-contributions each to-the-half.

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