Talk Academia

I fear that you are not, because you are not paid by the regular pay scale for academics. The budget for your salary is fix from the beginning and out of scale. In my contract e.g. it is explicitly stated that I am not eligible for such boni (Frankfurt). It is indeed a pity. Christmas bonus is usual...

Apparently, the salary for the GF with the combination High-tax EU country + low-tax-high-cost outgoing country is a blind spot in the salary calculation from the EU. I am in a similar situation with the combination Australia + Germany. Additionally, I am taking my family with me and my wife very li...

Unfortunately, this seems to fit. Taxation and insurances in Germany are relatively expensive compared to other countries and the allowances listed in your proposal are supposed to cover the entire costs also those of the employer. The sum of your allowances (living+mobility+family?) is like a emplo...