Hiring

Where do employees have to be registered? What other formalities have to be taken into account? Do you want to hire new employees for your business? Here you will find relevant information and government services.

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Apply for a certificate of good conduct
If you need to prove whether or not you have a criminal record, you can apply for a simple certificate of good conduct, an extended certificate of good conduct or a certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority.
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Apply for a temporary employment permit
If you want to lend employees to a third party, you need a permit to do so.
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Apply for access authorization for security areas of the airport
If you want to work in security areas at an airport, you need access authorization (e.g. an airport ID card). This requires a positive background check and various training courses.
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Apply for an integration grant from the job center
If you employ people in your company who are not yet fully able to work at the start of their employment, you can apply for subsidies towards wage costs.
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Apply for employment support for people who have not worked for many years and receive citizen's allowance
If you, as an employer, would like to employ people who have not worked for at least 6 years or have only worked for a short period of time and have received citizen's allowance, you can apply to the Jobcenter for subsidies for wage costs.
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Apply for subsidies for the training and employment of people with disabilities from the employment agency
If you provide in-company training or further training for people with disabilities and severely disabled people, you can receive a training allowance. If you subsequently employ severely disabled people on a permanent basis, you can receive a wage subsidy.
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Apply for subsidies for training and employment of people with disabilities at the Jobcenter
If you provide in-company training or further training for people with disabilities and severely disabled people, you can receive a training allowance. If you subsequently employ severely disabled people on a permanent basis, you can receive a wage subsidy.
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Apply for support for the employment of long-term unemployed people
If you, as an employer, would like to employ long-term unemployed people who have been unemployed for at least 2 years and are receiving citizen's allowance at the time of your application, you can apply for wage subsidies from the Jobcenter.
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Apply for support for the training and employment of severely disabled people
In individual cases, the employment of severely disabled people can result in personnel and/or financial costs for the employer that significantly exceed the usual level in the...
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Apply online for an employer service with a job offer
If you are looking for personnel for your company, you can commission the Employer Service of the Federal Employment Agency in your region with the search.
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Apply to the Employment Agency for funding for people with disabilities who would like to complete further training
If you would like to do further training and need special support or assistance due to your disabilities, you can do the training in a company or institution that is equipped to meet your special needs.
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Apply to the employment agency for reimbursement of costs for trial employment of people with disabilities
If your company wants to employ people with disabilities on a temporary basis as part of a trial employment, you can be reimbursed the personnel costs for a maximum of 3 months under certain conditions.
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Apply to the employment agency for work aids for people with disabilities in training and employment
If your employees need special support during training or at work due to a disability, you as an employer can apply for work assistance.
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Apply to the job center for funding for people with disabilities who would like to complete further training
If you would like to do further training and need special support or assistance due to your disabilities, you can do the training in a company or institution that is equipped to meet your special needs.
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Apply to the job center for reimbursement of costs for trial employment of people with disabilities
If your company wants to employ people with disabilities on a temporary basis as part of a trial employment, you can be reimbursed the personnel costs for a maximum of 3 months under certain conditions.
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Apply to the Jobcenter for work aids for people with disabilities in training and employment
If your employees need special support during training or at work due to a disability, you as an employer can apply for work assistance.
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Applying for a settlement permit for holders of an EU Blue Card
Do you have an EU Blue Card and have been subject to compulsory insurance in Germany for 33 months? Then you can apply for a permanent settlement permit.
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Applying for an employment permit for persons with tolerated status
If you are in possession of a tolerated stay permit, would like to work and have already found an employer who would like to hire you, you can apply for an employment permit.
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Applying for an extension of a residence permit for the purpose of employment for (formerly) qualified tolerated persons
Foreign nationals who have received a residence permit for employment as former tolerated persons can apply for an extension of their temporary residence permit.
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Applying for multiple credit for more than one mandatory job for the employment of severely disabled people
If your company employs severely disabled or equivalent disabled people, you can have them counted towards more than 1 compulsory workplace under certain conditions.
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Contact the Employer Service
The Employer Service of the Federal Employment Agency provides information, advice and support on all aspects of personnel.
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Get internship for foreign students or university graduates confirmed
If you as a company or exchange organization would like to offer foreign students or university graduates an internship in Germany, you must obtain confirmation from the Federal Employment Agency in advance under certain conditions.
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Granting a residence permit Mobile ICT card
You can obtain a Mobiler-ICT card if you come from a country outside the EU or the EEA and wish to work in a German branch of a foreign company for longer than 90 days.
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Minimum wage
The minimum wage is adjusted every 2 years. As part of the minimum wage, payments from the employer are made that compensate for the "normal activity" of the employee. Payment...
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Notify the Federal Employment Agency of the posting of foreign workers to Germany within the framework of contracts for work and materials
If you, as a foreign company, wish to send foreign workers to Germany for a short period of time for assembly and disassembly work within the framework of contracts for work and materials, you must notify the Federal Employment Agency in advance under certain conditions.
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Obtain prior approval from the Federal Employment Agency for the employment of foreign workers in Germany
If you as an employer wish to employ foreign skilled workers who come from third countries, the Federal Employment Agency must generally approve this. You can have the requirements for approval checked in advance.
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Receive confirmation of vacation job placement for foreign students
If you would like to employ foreign students or vocational students as part of a vacation job in Germany, the Federal Employment Agency can support you in your search for suitable applicants.
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Subsidies for training allowances for disabled people
Subsidies for training allowances may be granted for the in-company initial or further training of disabled people in training occupations if initial or further training would...
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Obtain approval from the Federal Employment Agency for the employment of foreign workers in Germany under contracts for work and services
If you, as a foreign employer, wish to send foreign workers to Germany within the framework of government agreements for the performance of contracts for work and services, the Federal Employment Agency must first approve this.
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Obtaining a work permit for seasonal employment for foreign nationals
For the temporary employment of people from Georgia and the Republic of Moldova as seasonal workers, you as an employer must apply for a work permit from the Federal Employment Agency.
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Publish job offer online
For example, if you want to fill a vacant job or training position, you can publish it on the Federal Employment Agency's portal on the Internet.
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Registering a company, self-employed or freelance activity for statutory accident insurance
If you set up a company or become self-employed or freelance, you must register this with the statutory accident insurance.
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Registering the employment of domestic help with the statutory accident insurance
You are obliged to register all persons employed in your private household for statutory accident insurance and to inform your accident insurance fund of any changes.
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Reporting the hiring out of employees
Is your company facing short-time working or redundancies? Then, under certain conditions, you may lend workers to third parties without permission if you notify the employment agency in advance.