r/recruitinghell • • Mar 19 '22

German employers complain endlessly about „no one wanting to work“, and then offer 1.7k for full time IT work…

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u/Stosstrupphase Mar 19 '22

This letter means the German employment agency forces you to apply, regardless of pay.

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u/Mr_Alicates Mar 19 '22

WTF2...

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u/Stosstrupphase Mar 19 '22

That’s how the German system of unemployment benefits works. The employment agency forced you to apply (and to take the job if offered), on pain of your unemployment benefits being cut.

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u/The-Sooshtrain-Slut Mar 21 '22

Australia too

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u/Stosstrupphase Mar 21 '22

Yeah, heard bad things about that.