The so-called Hartz reform has introduced fundamental changes for publicly sponsored training in Germany. This concerns primarily the emission of training vouchers as an exclusive allocation device, allowing potential participants free choice among training providers within a given training...

Dieses Modell stellt das Niveau des Arbeitslosengeldes II nicht in Frage, macht aber seine Gewährung von einer Gegenleistung in Form von Workfare (d.h. öffentlich organisierter Vollzeitbeschäftigung) abhängig. Wer das Workfare-Angebot nicht annimmt, muss aber auf sein Arbeitslosengeld II...

The so-called Hartz reform has introduced fundamental changes for publicly sponsored training in Germany. This concerns primarily the emission of training vouchers as an exclusive allocation device, allowing potential participants free choice among training providers within a given training...