Living and Working in Germany Henrietta Vass Torino, October 2011

Seite 2 Living & working in Germany, October 2011, © Bundesagentur für Arbeit 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

Seite 3 Living & working in Germany, October 2011, © Bundesagentur für Arbeit Facts about Germany Surface Area: km² Population: 81.8 Million (2009) Immigrants (2009) Capital Berlin 16 Federal States

Seite 4 Living & working in Germany, October 2011, © Bundesagentur für Arbeit Labour Market Unemployment Figures September 2011  (2010: )  6,6 % (2010: 7,2 %) Western States:  5,7 % Eastern States:  10,4 % Vacancies 

Seite 5 Living & working in Germany, October 2011, © Bundesagentur für Arbeit Labour Market Shortages of personnel in following professions: Medical Doctors Nurses Hotel and Catering Specialists (Especially Seasonal!)  Waiters, waitresses  Cooks Engineers  Mechanical Engineers  Electrical Engineers Qualified Metal Workers  CNC operators

Seite 6 Living & working in Germany, October 2011, © Bundesagentur für Arbeit 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 Unskilled Workers

Seite 7 Living & working in Germany, October 2011, © Bundesagentur für Arbeit Wages There is no regualtion about minimum wages  Exceptions for special branches In general wages depend on collective agreements which exist for most sectors Regional differences (East-West/North-South) more information:

Seite 8 Living & working in Germany, October 2011, © Bundesagentur für Arbeit Social Security 5 pillars of the Social Security System: rates: Health Insurance 15,5 % Unemployment Insurance 3,0 % Pension 19,9 % Long-Term Care Insurance 1,95 % Work Accident Insurance paid by employer For detailed information in English and French see

Seite 9 Living & working in Germany, October 2011, © Bundesagentur für Arbeit 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

Seite 10 Living & working in Germany, October 2011, © Bundesagentur für Arbeit How to find job offers Internet  German Federal Employment Agency > Jobbörsewww.arbeitsagentur.de  Company websites  Specific websites for different branches see Newspapers

Seite 11 Living & working in Germany, October 2011, © Bundesagentur für Arbeit How to apply 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 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 12 Living & working in Germany, October 2011, © Bundesagentur für Arbeit Contact Bundesagentur für Arbeit Zentrale Auslands- und Fachvermittlung Projekt Incoming Villemombler Str Bonn Germany Phone:

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