The Authors
List of Abbreviations
General Introduction
Chapter 1. Social and Economic Background
Chapter 2. Historical Background
Chapter 3. Social Security System Structure
Chapter 4. Sources of Social Security Law
Part I. The Institutions
Chapter 1. Public Institutions
Chapter 2. Position and Competence of the Public Institutions
Chapter 3. Private Institutions
Part II. Contribution and Financing
Chapter 1. Social Security Contributions, Premiums and the State Budget
Chapter 2. Financing of Compulsory Social Insurance Schemes
Chapter 3. Financing of Family Benefits
Chapter 4. Financing of Social Assistance
Part III. Health Care
Chapter 1. General Introduction and Field of Application
Chapter 2. Benefits Part IV. Parental Protection and Family Benefits
Chapter 1. Field of Application
Chapter 2. Parental Protection
Chapter 3. Family Benefits
Chapter 4. Adjustment of the Benefits
Part V. Incapacity to Work
Chapter 1. Field of Application
Chapter 2. Certification of Incapacity to Work
Chapter 3. Benefits
Part VI. Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases
Chapter 1. General and Field of Application
Chapter 2. Concept of Accident at Work
Chapter 3. Concept of Occupational Disease
Chapter 4. Health Care
Chapter 5. Incapacity to Work
Chapter 6. Death
Chapter 7. Prevention of Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases
Chapter 8. Supplementary Benefits
Chapter 9. No Fault Insurance
Chapter 10. Civil Liability
Part VII. Unemployment
Chapter 1. Legal Framework
Chapter 2. Provision of Work
Chapter 3. Active Employment Policy
Chapter 4. Unemployment Benefit
Chapter 5. Temporary Agency Work
Part VIII. Pensions
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Pensions from Mandatory Pension and Invalidity Insurance
Chapter 3. Social Assistance for Elderly Persons
Chapter 4. Mandatory Supplementary Pension Insurance
Chapter 5. Voluntary Supplementary Insurance
Part IX. Persons with Disabilities
Chapter 1. Legal Framework
Chapter 2. Children with Special Needs
Chapter 3. Adults with Mental and Physical Disabilities
Chapter 4. Employment and Work of Persons with Disabilities
Part X. Social Assistance
Chapter 1. General
Chapter 2. Minimum Income Benefit
Chapter 3. Social Care Services
Part XI. Claims and Adjudication
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Preliminary (Pre-Trial) Procedure
Chapter 3. Judicial Proceeding
Selected Bibliography
Index