Employer Participation Opportunities Act

Eligible group of people

• Employable beneficiary
• Unemployed for at least two years according to § 18 SGB III
• Not successfully integrated despite placement support during unemployment

• Employable beneficiary
• 25 years of age
• At least six years in receipt of SGB II benefits in the last seven years
• No or only short-term employment/self-employment
• As a rule, holistic support is provided for at least two months prior to funding

• For BG with child and severely disabled persons during the last five years of continuous benefit receipt

• No funding during an ongoing rehabilitation process for participation in working life

• No funding during an ongoing rehabilitation process for participation in working life

Holistic employment support

• Objective: Secure employment relationships; increase employability and performance; review integration progress; support transitions to unsubsidised employment/further training

• Support during the entire funding period with full assumption of costs

• Employees must be released from work to an appropriate extent for the first six months

• Employees must be released from work to an appropriate extent for the first twelve months

• Consideration of the personal environment and the community of need within the counselling process
• Contents: Promotion of key skills, development of daily structure, conflict management, mediation of the company environment and social requirements in everyday working life, everyday assistance, help in utilising third-party support services, transition management
• Link between participant and employer
• No professional guidance

• Support is provided independently by the job centre or third parties
• No authorisation to operate or measure approval required
• Involvement of the participant in the selection of the coach in the case of an assignment to a third party, but support for all participants of an employer is usually provided by a single source
• Support can also be provided on the company's premises or at the workplace

Cornerstone for employers

• Wage subsidy* of 75% in the first year and 50% in the second year, which does not require any specific problems on the part of those entitled to SGB II benefits
• Funding period two years
• Six months of mandatory coaching from the start of the employment relationship (can be extended if necessary)
• All employers are authorised

• Pay subsidy* with degression for up to five years: 100% in the first and second year, 90% in the third year, 80% in the fourth year, 70% in the fifth year
• Funding period of up to five years, no obligation to re-employ, employment can be limited to five years
• Twelve months of mandatory coaching from the start of the employment relationship (can be extended if necessary)
• Further training and company internships are supported with paid leave and subsidies
• All employers are authorised