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Company integration management; involvement of the Inclusion Office

The employer must involve the Inclusion Office if services from the Inclusion Office in the form of accompanying assistance are considered in the context of company integration management for severely disabled or equivalent persons.

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Procedure details

Company integration management is a preventative measure to (permanently) secure the jobs of employees with severe disabilities and employees with equivalent status. Its implementation is the responsibility of the employer.

Company integration management (BEM) is intended to

  • Prevent possible incapacity to work,
  • overcome an existing incapacity to work,
  • contribute to maintaining the jobs of people with and without disabilities.

Employers are obliged to implement BEM if an employee (with or without a disability) has been unfit for work for more than six weeks without interruption or repeatedly over the course of a year. However, the employee concerned is not obliged to accept the offer of BEM. As part of a BEM, it is examined, for example, whether

  • a redesign of the workplace (e.g. height-adjustable desk, hoist, etc.) can alleviate a back problem,
  • work can be organized in such a way that stress-related complaints are prevented,
  • after a cancer illness, a reduction in working hours could ensure a return to work with as little stress as possible,
  • inpatient medical rehabilitation can sustainably improve the symptoms and restore the ability to work.

The employer must first contact the employee concerned. The consent and involvement of the employee is required for all subsequent steps. In addition, the works or staff council and - in the case of severely disabled employees - the representative body for severely disabled employees must be consulted. If services from the Inclusion Office in the form of accompanying assistance are considered for severely disabled or equivalent persons, the employer must also involve the Inclusion Office in this process.

Other company partners, such as the company medical service or external assistance, such as the Integration Specialist Service (IFD), form a team for the work in individual cases.

Further information on company integration management can be found on the website of the ZBFS Inclusion Office (see "Further links").

If an employee is unfit for work for more than six weeks without interruption or repeatedly within a year, the employer will carry out a company integration management procedure (BEM procedure) with the employee's consent.

  • If applicable, evidence (e.g. official medical certificates, documents relating to a completed integration procedure)

If you are an employer conducting a BEM procedure, please send the completed contact form (see below) to the Inclusion Office responsible for you.

Here you can describe the difficulties you have encountered that could jeopardize your employment relationship. If necessary, enclose supporting documents (e.g. medical certificates, documents relating to an integration procedure that has been carried out).

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For employees with a severe disability, the ZBFS Inclusion Office advises on benefits that are suitable for securing the employment relationship. The processing time depends on the individual case.

Status: 22.01.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Familie, Arbeit und Soziales
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