\”The causes and consequences of premature disability disability / incapacity / invalidity old and new right on the January 1, 2001 was the law for the reform of pensions due to reduced earning capacity\” into force. With this Act, the disability pension was introduced. Before the amendment of 2001 there was a disability pension and a disability pension within the statutory protection. \”These were defined as follows: persons who are unable due to illness or disability not foreseeable to exercise gainful employment in a certain regularity or achieve pay or income that exceeds one-seventh of the monthly base is considered to be an invalid\” ( 44 SGB VI). There was no disability pension for self-employed.

The invalidity pension corresponded to about the old-age pension in the calculation. Otherwise the disability pension. It was here by a residual capacity much lower, since went out. So served as additional to a reduced income. The labour market gave no possibility of additional earnings, the disability pension was converted to a disability pension.

Because the professional protection was, was what activities a deserve to or were reasonable for a referral profession considered also. We want to explain the changes that came with the new law, Turk insurance scheme: introduction of the 2-stage EM pension with individualized income deduction; There is no more loss of income due to illness with less professional limitation are now paid by the insured person himself or to secure private professional protection. Earning is calculated on the daily working time still to be doing; full disability pension is there only if someone can work no 3 hours per day. (The definition of disability is therefore beyond normal working hours; Sideline limits, however, are the income set.) Who can work 6 hours a day is considered new law not incapacitated for work. Who under the usual conditions of the labour market\”can work another 3 to 6 hours a day is partially incapacitated for work, who will also not 3 hours is then fully incapacitated for work.