Company integration management (BEM)

The term company integration management (BEM) was coined by the legislator in Section 167 (2) of the Ninth German Social Code. With this law, the legislator obliges every employer - regardless of the number of employees - to actively take care of their employees' ability to work by setting up a BEM procedure. Employees who fulfil the requirements of Section 167 (2) SGB IX have the right to a BEM procedure. Participation in the BEM procedure is voluntary for the employee.

Employees who have been off sick for more than six weeks within a twelve-month period - regardless of the calendar year - are entitled to BEM. It is irrelevant whether the employee is unfit for work for six weeks without interruption or whether several absences add up to six weeks. The employer's duty of care applies to all employees, whether part-time, full-time or with a fixed-term employment contract.

 Company integration management has clearly defined objectives:

• to overcome an employee's inability to work,
• avoid future incapacity to work,
• maintain an employee's ability to work in the long term,
• secure the workplace in the long term.

The university has also set itself the task of always keeping an eye on the health, performance, resilience, motivation and - most importantly - the satisfaction of our employees and, if necessary, taking measures to achieve the above-mentioned goals.

We have installed the BEM programme at our university and appointed a BEM representative with the tasks of company integration management. In this role, the BEM officer will offer you the necessary help with integration.