Welcome October 2010

Living and working in Germany

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Facts about Germany Labour Market Access to Labour Market

Working conditions Wages Social Security Taxes

Finding a job How to find job offers How to apply

Overview

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Facts about Germany

Labour market

Access to labour market

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Facts about Germany

Surface Area: 357.000 km²

Population: 81.8 Million (2009)

680.000 Immigrants (2007)

Capital Berlin

16 Federal States

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Labour Market

Unemployment Figures

August 2010 3.188.122 (2009: - 283.391) 7,6 % (2009: 8,3 %)

Western States: 6,6 % (2009: 7,1 %)

Eastern States: 11,5 % (2009: 12,8 %)

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Labour Market

Shortages of personnel in following professions:

Medical Doctors

Nurses

Hotel and Catering Specialists Waiters, waitresses Cooks

Engineers Mechanical E. Electrical E.

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Labour Market

Present surpluses in following professions:

Architects and Civil Engineers

Bachelors/Masters of Arts and Social Sciences

Geographers and Geologists

Biologists

Graduates in Business Studies

Construction Workers

Metal Workers

Unskilled Workers

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Access to labour market

Free access to labour market for citizens of EU member states that joined the EU before 2004 EEA states Switzerland Malta Cyprus

on the basis of free European Labour Movement.

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Access to labour market

Citizens of all other states need a work permit

Basic rules for citizens of EU-states that joined the EU in 2004 or later (except Malta and Cyprus)

Only the employer who wants to hire a candidate can apply for the work permit!

For skilled workers work permit can be issued after „Priority Check“ No „Priority Check“ for candidates with university degree Working conditions must comply with local standard After one year of legal employment in Germany permanent work permit

can be issued

Special bilateral agreements for seasonal workers and „host workers“ from different countries exist.

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Working conditions

Wages

Social security

Taxes

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Wages

Average salary 41.509 EUR gross/year (2008)

There is no regulation about minimum wages Exceptions for selected branches

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Social Security

5 pillars of the Social Security System:

(Employer – Employee = 50 : 50)

rates:

Health Insurance 14,9 %

Unemployment Insurance 2,8 %

Pension 19,9 %

Long-Term Care Insurance 1,95 %

Work Accident Insurance paid by employer

For detailed information in English and French see www.deutsche-sozialversicherung.de

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Taxes

• Income tax 14 % - 42 %

• Church tax 8 % - 9 % of income tax

• Solidarity tax 5,5 % of income tax

• Automatically deducted from employee’s salary

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Finding a job

How to find job offers

How to apply

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How to find a job

Internet German Federal Employment Agency

www.arbeitsagentur.de > Jobbörse Company websites Specific websites for different branches

see www.ba-auslandsvermittlung.de)

Newspapers

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Application

Basic rules1. Cover letter: short and precise

2. If possible, e-mail application

3. Date of birth to be mentioned in CV

4. Photo in CV

5. If a certain position is known to applicant, he/she should refer to it

6. No grammar and spelling mistakes

7. Including copies of diplomas and letters of reference from employers

Help for application process is offered:www.bewerbungsdschungel.de

www.europass-info.de (CV)

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Contact

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Zentrale Auslands- und Fachvermittlung

Projekt Incoming

Villemombler Str. 76

53123 Bonn

Germany

Phone: +49 228 713 1570

e-mail: incoming@arbeitsagentur.de

Living and Working in Germany

October 2010

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