Living & Working in Germany

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1 Living & Working in Germany Harald Künster Ljubljana- 23 &

2 View ZAV the organisation Facts about Germany Labour Market Labour Market in the Hotel & Catering Industry Working conditions Seite 2

3 Departments & Offices International Placement Services Executive Placement Services Placement Service for the Performing Arts Placements in Development Co-operation (CIM) Placements in International Organisations (BFIO) Work and Service Contracts Labour Migration and Work Permits Seite 3

4 ZAV-International Placement Services / Employees Target groups Unemployed people and employees who would like to work abroad, students in higher education, trainees and pupils Functions Information, advice and placement solutions provided by 12 offices for clients seeking a job/ training place/ university place abroad Screening of applicants Organisation of recruitment events and job fairs Basic adviser services for future entrants (e.g. jobs & work experience) Advice on unemployment insurance within the international legal framework Advice on mobility issues Further details at Seite 4

5 ZAV-International Placement Services / Employers Target group Employers Functions Assisting companies to recruit specialist and executive skilled personnel in the global market International networking, especially on the European Single Market (EURES, Euroguidance) Publishing vacancies online ( Analysis of international labour markets Seite 5

6 ZAV-International Placement Services / Incoming Target group Foreign skilled employees, German repatriates, foreign trainees or students respectively German employers Functions Recruitment of foreign skilled employees in cooperation with partners of the EURES-Network Proposals of suitable candidates Opportunity for employers to join recruiting fairs abroad Job interviews held on behalf of employers Seite 6

7 Typical German typisch Deutsch German Punctuality well organized exact sometimes a little bit to much reliably Waste seperation (containers in different colours for the different kind of waste, also in the office) Mahlzeit between h Seite 7

8 Facts about Germany Surface area: km² Population: ~ 82 Million ~ People with migrational background (2010)* ~ Foreigners ~ Portuguese Capital: Berlin 16 Federal States * Source: Ungenutzte Potentiale, Berlin-Institut 2010 Seite 8

9 Labour Market Unemployment Figures October ,5 % Western Staates: ~ 6,0 % Eastern States: ~ 10 % Open Positions ~ Seite 9

10 Labour Market Labour demand in Germany Medical doctors all specialisations, resident doctors, specialists and senior physicians Nurses scrubs-nurses intensive care nurses elderly care nurses general nurses Engineers Mechanical, Electrical, Aeronatical etc. Seite 10

11 Labour Market in the Hotel & Catering Industry Vacancies: Cooks Waiters Kitchen helpers Chamber/ Room maids Cleaning stuff Seite 11

12 Where are the Vacancies? Hamburg Rostock Mainly in: Bavaria Baden-Württemberg Rhineland-Palatinate Schleswig-Holstein (Northsea/Baltic Sea Islands) Bremen Hannover Essen Dortmund Köln Frankfurt Trier Saarbrücken Karlsruhe Stuttgart Berlin Magdeburg Leipzig Erfurt Dresden Nürnberg München Freiburg Living & Working in in Germany, Ljubljana, Faro, Portugal, November November Seite 12

13 Requirements good/excellent German skills often Englisch skills desired finished job training work experience motivation capacity for teamwork willingness to acquire new skills Seite 13

14 Working Conditions Duties & conditions Wages Social security Taxes Seite 14

15 Working Issues, Conditions & Duties most contracts temporary for season (summer: April/May October, winter: December Februar/March) some contracts for permanent or one year with the possiblity of extension 6 days per week (not unusal) working hours per week (more working hours possible in high season max. 60 h/week) often splitted working time approx. 25 days holiday per year Seite 15

16 Wages There is no regualtion about minimum wages Exceptions for special branches In general wages depend on collective agreements (Tarifvertrag) which exist for most sectors Regional differences (East-West/North-South) more information: Seite 16

17 Example Salaries low salary level in hotel and catering industry in Germany - skilled (Meck.-Vorp.) (Hessen) - unskilled (Brandenburg) (Baden- Württ.) depending on the Bundesland (each state has it s own collective agreement Tarifvertrag ) East/West North/South differences salary can be reduced by costs for accommodation and food: - accommodation food 217 Living & Working in in Germany, Ljubljana, Faro, Portugal, November November Seite 17

18 Social Security Employer Employee = 50 : 50 Health Insurance 15.5 % * + X Unemployment Insurance 3,0 % * Pension 19.9 % * Care Insurance % * Accident Insurance 100 % employer * of gross salary For detailed information in English and French see Seite 18

19 Taxes P. A. Y. E. (Pay As You Earn) Income Tax 14 % - 42 % * Church Tax 8 % - 9% of income tax Solidarity Tax 5.5 % of income tax Automatically deducted from employee s salary * of gross salary Pre-/After-Tax-Calculator : vom-gehalt-uebrig-bleibt_aid_28104.html Seite 19

20 How to find a job Internet German Federal Employment Agency > Jobbörse Company websites Specific websites for different branches see special data bases for hotel and catering stuff: Newspapers Seite 20

21 The Jobbörse of German Employment Service choose language Register/ Log in Quicksearch/ advanded Search Seite 21

22 Application Basic rules 1. Cover letter: short and precise 2. If possible, application 3. Date of birth to be mentioned in CV 4. Photo in CV is common 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: (CV) Seite 22

23 Questions?????? Seite 23

24 Contact Bundesagentur für Arbeit Zentrale Auslands- und Fachvermittlung Team Incoming Saison Villemombler Str Bonn Germany Phone: internet: Seite 24

25 Thank you for your attention! Living and Working in Germany