Applying for support for the employment of the long-term unemployed

As an employer, you can open up the opportunity for long-term unemployed people to start a new career by employing people subject to social security contributions.

The aim is to ensure that you continue to employ your new employee in your company as permanently as possible after the end of the promotion.

The Jobcenter can reimburse you part of your salary costs for the first two years and also finances coaching.

Wage subsidy for 2 years

The Jobcenter can grant you subsidies for 2 years towards wage costs. The wage subsidy is paid monthly and amounts to

• in the 1st year of work, 75 percent of the salary to be taken into account on a regular basis, and
• in the 2nd year of work, 50 percent of the salary to be taken into account on a regular basis.

The subsidy also covers the security of your employee with a lump-sum social security contribution (except: contribution to unemployment insurance).

You will not receive a subsidy for one-off payments such as Christmas bonuses or holiday bonuses.

Employment-related support (coaching)

In addition, the Jobcenter covers the costs of a two-year coaching program that supports your previously long-term unemployed employees, for example, in the event of problems at their new job, in the family or in the event of difficulties with the organization of everyday life. This will make it easier for your new employees to get used to everyday working life again after a long period of unemployment.

Your funded employees should take part in this coaching. In principle, coaching can take place during or outside working hours, at the workplace or at another location. In the first 6 months of the funding, you must release your funded employee from work for coaching, in the case of coaching during working hours with continued payment of remuneration. The need for coaching is determined individually. Your business interests will be taken into account when scheduling the coaching.

The coaching is designed in such a way that it also takes into account the specific requirements that you or your company place on the staff. However, professional training is not part of the coaching.

The coach will involve you if necessary and will be available to you as a contact person for questions concerning the funded employee.

If necessary, further vocational training can also be funded.

Whether you can receive the funding is decided solely by your responsible job centre. That is, you have no legal claim to it.