If you need to prove whether or not you have a criminal record, you can apply for a simple certificate of good conduct, an extended certificate of good conduct or a certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority.You may apply for a new social security card if you have lost your card, damaged it, or if it is no longer readable.If you lose your job or training place, you can apply for unemployment benefit to ensure that you are financially secure.If you wish to apply for unemployment benefit, you must register as unemployed electronically on the Federal Employment Agency's specialist portal or in person at the Employment Agency responsible for your place of residence.If you hire people in your company who are not yet performing at full capacity at the start of employment, you can apply for subsidies to cover wage costs.If your training or employment relationship ends, you must register as a jobseeker at least 3 months in advance.If you are not compulsorily insured under the unemployment insurance scheme, you may apply for insurance on a voluntary basis under certain conditions.
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 advisers can support you by providing information and advice.The Office for the Equal Treatment of EU Workers provides information on living and working in Germany in easy-to-understand language in 11 EU languages.