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

As an employer, you can give long-term unemployed people the chance to start a new career by working in employment subject to social security contributions.

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

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

Wage subsidy for 2 years

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

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

With a flat-rate social security contribution, the subsidy also covers the protection of your employee (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 job center covers the costs of a two-year coaching session that supports your formerly long-term unemployed employees, for example, in the event of problems at the new workplace, in the family or in the event of difficulties with the organization of everyday life. This makes it easier for your new employees to get used to everyday working life again after a long period of unemployment.

Your sponsored employees should take part in this coaching. In principle, coaching can take place inside or outside working hours, at the workplace or elsewhere. In the first 6 months of the funding, you must release your sponsored employee from work for coaching, in the case of coaching during working hours, with continued payment of wages. The coaching needs are determined individually. Your business concerns are 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.

If necessary, the coach will involve you and will be available to answer any questions you may have about the sponsored employee.

If necessary, further vocational training can also be funded.

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