German Federal Employment Agency

Posted on December 26, 2011 by discover

The Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit – BA) is the largest provider of labour market services in Germany. It has a network of more than 700 agencies and branch offices nationwide. Our most important tasks are job and training placement, career counselling and providing benefits replacing employment income such as unemployment benefit and insolvency Read more about German Federal Employment Agency[…]

Unemployment Benefits in Germany

Posted on December 26, 2011 by discover

Unemployment benefit is an income replacement benefit paid in accordance with Book Three of the Social Code. Unemployment benefit is an insurance benefit financed from the contributions that are paid into unemployment insurance. Unemployment benefit is a service provided by a contingency insurance. The amount that is disbursed is not therefore calculated according to the Read more about Unemployment Benefits in Germany[…]