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Report a Severe Disability

Reporting an existing severe disability is voluntary. By presenting your severe disability ID card to the Human Resources department, your status as a person with a severe disability will be recognized in accordance with legal requirements.

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  • From a GdB of 50: 5 workdays per calendar year 
  • If your regular work schedule spans more or fewer than five days per week, the additional vacation is adjusted accordingly. 
  • Fractions of vacation days that amount to at least half a day are rounded up to full vacation days.
  • Upon request, people with severe disabilities are exempt from working overtime (more than 8 hours per day). If your regular working hours are spread over more or fewer than five days per week, the additional vacation is adjusted accordingly.
  • In addition, there is a right to part-time employment if the shorter working hours are necessary due to the nature or severity of the disability.
  • From GdB 100: Weekly working hours 39 hours.

Employees with severe disabilities enjoy special protection against termination; termination requires, among other things, the approval of the Integration Office.

The aforementioned rights also apply to people with disabilities who have been granted equivalent status (GdB 30 or 40) by the Federal Employment Agency.