Aim
Companies employing people in registered jobs who have difficulty finding a job for intrinsic personal reasons.
Who
Companies offering work to workers in need of help in jobs with a weekly working time of at least 15 hours. Workers in need of help are all persons who:
• find it particularly difficult to find a new job for personal reasons and
• underperform in the job to be filled, or
• are recognised as being severely handicapped, or who have an equivalent status, and who are particularly affected within the scope of section 104 (1), Nos. 3 a-d of the Volume IX of the Social Security Code (§ 104 Abs. 1 Nr. 3 a-d SGB IX).
What
A subsidy is granted for the regular wage/salary paid. The scope and sum of integration allowances are subject to
the discretion of the job centre (Agentur für Arbeit) in each case and are orientated towards the scope of the employ- ee‘s reduced performance and the respective integration requirements.
An allowance equal to up to 50% of the employee‘s wage can be paid for up to twelve months (or up to 36 months for people aged 50 or older).
The wage to be taken into consideration is calculated on the basis of the collectively agreed or customary pay at the place of work, as well as the employer‘s flat contribution to total social insurance payments.
Support totalling up to 70% of the eligible work income are available for a maximum term of 24 months for severely handicapped people or handicapped people in general.
The integration allowance must be paid back if employment is terminated during a subsidy term or during the subse- quent term of employment (this does not apply to particu- larly seriously affected people with a severe handicap). The subsequent term of employment corresponds to the rel-
evant subsidy term, but does not exceed twelve months in any case.
An integration allowance of 70% of pay for particularly af- fected, severely handicapped persons can be granted for up to 60 months.
The integration allowance for particularly affected, severely handicapped persons aged 55 or older can be granted for up to 96 months.
A reduction (degression) of at least 10% must be carried out after twelve months or 24 months, respectively, in the case of particularly affected, severely handicapped older persons.
How
Applications should be submitted to the job centre (Agentur für Arbeit) responsible for the district where the employer has his registered place of business.
Applications must be submitted by the employer prior to signing the employment contract, and in any case prior to the employee commencing work.
There is no legal obligation to grant relief hereunder. Allow- ances can only be granted within the scope of the budgeted volume.
Where
Further information is available from the job centres (Agentur für Arbeit, refer to page 140) and on the Internet at:
www.arbeitsagentur.de
Eingliederungszuschuss nach §§ 88
ff. SGB III / Integration allowance pursuant to
Aim
Preparation and first steps towards vocational training Introduction to and deepening of fundamentals for acquir-
ing working skills
Acquisition of a chamber certificate for successful partici- pation
If applicable, introduction to vocational training modules for recognised vocational professions (in as far as such modules have been developed by BiBB)
Who
Employers who provide entrance qualification are eligible for subsidies for their remuneration.
Subsidies are available to:
• applicants for training jobs registered with the job cen- tre (Agentur für Arbeit) whose recruitment prospects are impaired due to personal reasons and who also failed to find vocational training despite additional nation-wide job-finding efforts;
• people looking for training who are not yet fully qualified for training;
• trainees with learning difficulties and socially disadvan- taged people in search of training.
What
Introduction to and deepening of fundamentals for acquir- ing working skills Subsidy term: six to twelve months max. Support for registered applicants for training jobs whose re- cruitment prospects are impaired due to personal reasons and who also failed to find a training job despite additional nation-wide job-finding efforts, as per 1 October at the earli- est, 1 August in other cases and 1 March at the latest.This support usually ends at the time the training year starts. Subsidy sum: A monthly wage allowance of up to EUR 216 plus a flat-rate share of the trainee‘s average total contribu- tion to social insurance. In addition, assistance during training can also be granted to socially disadvantaged youths and youths with impaired learning capabilities.