Work | Jobcenter A6
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SoTü job festival provides information about social professions
The SoTü job festival in Tübingen offers information on careers in education and nursing. The event kicks off on 2…
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Why foreign skilled workers often leave Germany again
A recently published study by the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IAW) in Tübingen and the SOKO Institute in Bielefeld…
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Why foreign skilled workers often leave Germany again
A recently published study by the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IAW) in Tübingen and the SOKO Institute in Bielefeld…
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Requesting children’s sick days by telephone
Since mid-December, parents have been able to ask their doctor to confirm by telephone that they need to look after…
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Sick notes by phone again
Patients with mild symptoms can take sick leave without going to a doctor’s surgery. However, unlike during the coronavirus pandemic,…
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More and more refugees have jobs—including as skilled workers
The situation for refugees on the German labor market has changed significantly between 2016 and 2020. 55 percent of refugee…
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Jobcenter supports coaching
If the conditions are right, the job centre supports migrants who would like to take advantage of professional coaching. The…
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Minimum wage rises to 12.41 euros in 2024
The minimum wage will rise by 41 cents to 12.41 euros on 1 January 2024. This was decided by the…
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Holidays do not automatically expire
Shortly before the end of the year, many employees ask themselves: Do my remaining days of holiday actually expire if…
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Help in many languages for traumatized people
Refugio cares for traumatized refugees. The independent association supports those affected and their relatives. Understanding is important in counseling and…
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Immigration: More opportunities for skilled workers
There is a shortage of well-trained people in many sectors in Germany. That is why there is a new law…
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Free seminar on setting up in business on November 11 and 12
Anyone who is interested in setting up a business and wants to become self-employed can register for a seminar that…
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Citizen’s income to rise from January 1, 2024
It’s been decided: The citizen’s income and social assistance will be increased from January 1, 2024. Single adults will then…
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When the child is sick, the health insurance pays
When a child is sick, mothers or fathers often cannot go to work because they cannot find care. For children…
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Model experiment on the four-day week
In Germany, the introduction of a four-day week in companies is being discussed. However, no decision has been made yet.…
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Tax ID: A number for life
In Germany (almost) nothing works without a tax identification number (IdNr): The eleven-digit identification number issued by the Federal Central…
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Gutscheine für berufliche Weiterbildung und Umschulung
Die Agentur für Arbeit und das Jobcenter bieten Bildungsgutscheine für berufliche Weiterbildungen und Umschulungen an. Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer können ihre…
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Sick on vacation: What applies to employees?
It is not uncommon for employees to become ill while on vacation. What is to be done then? The Federal…
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Distrust job offers with super earnings
Little work and a lot of money: the police and consumer advice centers warn against such job offers. These offers…
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Vouchers for further vocational training and retraining
The Employment Agency and the Job Centre offer education vouchers for further vocational training and retraining. Workers can broaden their…
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How to call in sick
If you are sick, you cannot work. However, in order to avoid trouble with superiors at work and to ensure…
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When a baby comes: maternity protection, parental leave and parental allowance
Working women who have a baby are legally entitled to 14 weeks of paid maternity leave in Germany, which covers…
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Bürgergeld: Keeping more of your income
Since 1 July, those who receive the citizen’s income (Bürgergeld) allowance are allowed to keep 30 per cent of the…
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Finding an apprenticeship with the IHK training atlas
When looking for an apprenticeship place, it often also plays a role that the company is not too far away…
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Many apprenticeship places still available in the skilled crafts sector
The apprenticeship exchange of the Reutlingen Chamber of Skilled Crafts currently still has more than 600 vacant apprenticeship places. They…
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Ukrainian refugees: the path to a job is a long one
Of the approximately 2,800 refugees from Ukraine in the districts of Tübingen and Reutlingen, about 50 have found a job.…
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Money for old age: pension insurance is mandatory
In Germany, all employees except civil servants pay a contribution to the statutory pension insurance fund out of their wages.…
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New residence opportunities for asylum seekers in employment or with training
Asylum seekers whose asylum application has not yet been decided on are to be given a “change of track” to…
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Study shows: When a job change pays off
A job change pays off especially for skilled workers. On the other hand, those who have no special training for…
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How income from abroad is taxed
Refugees from Ukraine who live in Germany for more than six months and continue to work for a Ukrainian company…
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Undeclared work: a business with many risks
Anyone who works as an employee in Germany finds at the end of the month that their wages have been…
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“Gross” is not the same as “net”: What is deducted from the salary
The “gross” salary stated in the employment contract is not the money the employee finds in his or her account.…
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Working as a self-employed person
Refugees from Ukraine can work in companies in Germany—but they are also allowed to start their own business as well…
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Strikes allowed—but only according to fixed rules
Whenever there are no trains running in Germany, the city buses stay in the garage and the drivers demonstrate for…
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Resignation: initially no unemployment benefit
Anyone who wants to quit their job themselves should contact the Employment Agency beforehand. Then the employee can discuss everything…
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In last place: Germany as a host country for foreign professionals
In a recently published ranking of host countries for skilled workers, Germany is in 52nd and thus last place. 12,000…
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Former refugee BM in Ostelsheim
Ryyan Alshebl is the new mayor of the municipality of Ostelsheim in the district of Calw. Born in Syria, he…
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A blanket ban on headscarves in the workplace is not legally permissible
A general ban on headscarves in the civil service, for example for female judges, teachers or police officers, is not…
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Grants for start-ups
Refugees who are registered with the employment office may also be able to receive financial support from the employment agency…
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Help on the way to self-employment
Many migrants are considering starting their own business in Germany. The Federal Employment Agency and the IQ network offer free…
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Apply for Bürgergeld digitally
Since January of this year, the citizen’s income has replaced the previous unemployment benefit II (Hartz IV). Since then, the…
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Free seminar on setting up in business on March 18 and 19
Anyone who is interested in setting up a business and wants to become self-employed can register for a seminar that…
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Refugees from Ukraine: More and more working
One year after the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, more than eight million Ukrainians are registered as refugees in…
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Dual vocational training: a springboard to the world of work
Whether you’re a bricklayer, a baker or an office administrator: In order to work in these professions, you complete a…
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How to become your own boss
Refugees are also thinking about becoming self-employed in Germany. On Wednesday, February 1, at 7 p.m., there will be an…
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A good start in the new country
Refugees from Ukraine are mostly highly qualified. 17 percent are already employed. Many of the more than one million war…
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How to get diplomas recognized
Almost every migrant faces the problem of having his or her school-leaving certificate, vocational training or university degree recognized in…
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What Elif and Omar Ali experienced in temporary work
By Brigitte Gisel Opportunities and risks of temporary work. What rules apply and where to get information. Elif (name changed)…