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Unpaid vacation
Excited about unpaid vacation and its benefits? Discover the legal basis, motivational factors and tax aspects of Regional Hero.
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In today's working world, flexibility and individual freedom are becoming increasingly important. For example, employees may need a break from everyday working life for personal or professional reasons that goes beyond their statutory vacation entitlement. This is where the option of unpaid vacation comes into play. In this guide, you will learn everything you need to know about the basics and legal framework, processing and financial aspects of unpaid vacation. We also shed light on the role of this form of work break as a motivating factor for employees and to what extent it can be an instrument of global employee mobility. Let's take a look at the future of unpaid leave together and find out how this model can strengthen employee autonomy.
Everything you want to know — simply explained.
Alles, was du wissen möchtest – einfach erklärt.
What is the benefit card?
The HERO Card is a digital Mastercard debit card that allows companies to offer tax-free benefits easily and flexibly. Employees thus receive tax-free subsidies for benefits in kind, mobility, food and health. Everything bundled on one card, individually configurable and implemented in a legally secure manner.
Employees simply pay on a daily basis. Locally in your favorite café or nationwide in supermarkets, pharmacies or public transport.
How does that work for companies?
You control everything centrally in the HR portal.
Activate benefits in five minutes. The HERO Card automatically loads the monthly budget. Digital, secure and tax-compliant.
What are the concrete benefits of this for my team?
Up to 50 euros in kind per month
Meal allowance of up to 7.50 euros per working day
Mobility allowance of up to 58 euros per month
Up to 500 euros per year for health and wellbeing
All tax-free. It's all digital. It's all on one card.
How does HR keep track?
All benefits at a glance. No paperwork.
In the HR portal, you control budgets, see workload and manage everything centrally.
Sign in. Adjust. It's done.
This saves you up to 80 percent of administrative time.
Is that really tax-free?
Yes, all benefits are tax-free for employees and are completely legally compliant. Employers must tax some benefits as a lump sum.
The HERO Card uses legally enshrined allowances. Each category is correctly separated for tax purposes and can be managed automatically.
How much does the HERO Card cost?
As part of the employee license, the card costs 1 euro per employee per month plus charges for charging benefits.
For 50 employees with HERO Base, for example, this equates to around 140 euros per month — less than a joint team meal, but with a long-term effect.
How quickly is the HERO Card ready for use?
Ready to go in just a few days.
Setup, onboarding and go-live take a maximum of one week.
No technical hurdles. Without complexity.