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# Changing job

Found a new job? Changing jobs often leads to questions about tax and social insurance. To help, here are useful services for when you start a new job.

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If you want to hire out employees to a third party, you generally need a permit to do so.

If you do not live with your parents during your training, you can apply for a vocational training allowance to cover your living costs.

If you, as a company or exchange organisation, would like to offer foreign students or university graduates an internship in Germany, you must, under certain conditions, obtain prior confirmation from the Federal Employment Agency.

For the temporary employment of foreigners as seasonal workers, the employer must apply for a work permit from the Federal Employment Agency.

If your company employs severely disabled persons or persons with equivalent disabilities who work less than 18 hours per week, you can have them credited to a compulsory job under certain conditions.

If your company employs severely disabled persons or persons with equivalent disabilities, you can have them credited for more than 1 compulsory job under certain conditions.

If you are not compulsorily insured under the unemployment insurance scheme, you may apply for insurance on a voluntary basis under certain conditions.
Assistance These Assistance Services support you in exercising your rights and fulfilling your duties in the European internal market.
If you are looking for a job, apprenticeship or traineeship in Germany or another European country, or if you are a company looking to recruit European workers, the EURES Network's specialist advisers can support you by providing information and advice.