Salary & VBL
Landesamt für Finanzen (State Finances Office)

Among other things, the State Finances Office (LAF M-V) is responsible for calculating and paying your salary. For civil servants, it also reimburses costs for healthcare and as a result of accidents at work. LAF M-V’s Remuneration Department is located in Neustrelitz.
You can register on the LAF’s Employee Portal to receive documents from the State Finances Office, e.g. pay slips, notifications of payment for healthcare costs, wages tax statements, etc. The portal also makes it possible for you to submit documents electronically, e.g. declarations for claiming family benefits, a change of bank details, or a request for payment of healthcare costs. In order to register, you need to enter a valid email address, your staff ID number and your personal details.
Information on VBL
VBL – Pension Institution of the Federal and State Governments

Anyone who takes up employment in the public sector and fulfils the respective requirements is registered for the pension insurance scheme VBLklassik from day one onwards.
VBLklassik ensures that you receive an additional company pension to your state pension. VBLklassik also insures you against reduced earning capacity. You can extend the basic insurance by adding the optional insurance VBLextra.
Watch out! Drawing the attention of all academics!
Typically, staff members in academic positions are only hired for short periods of time. This means that it is often not possible to complete the 60-month waiting period required to receive a pension under the compulsory VBL pension insurance scheme. Employees can therefore opt out of the compulsory VBL insurance scheme. If this is the case, you are added to the additional company pension scheme VBLextra instead. The advantage: Pension benefits can be claimed from this insurance without any waiting period.
You must submit the request for a change of pension scheme within 2 months after the start of your employment. You will find the required form among the Documents for New Employees.
VBLspezial has compiled the most important information for staff members with academic fixed-term contracts here. VBL also provides videocasts.