Disabled Employee Representative

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General Tasks and Duties

The Disabled Employee Representative promotes the integration of (severely) disabled persons into the University, represents their interests and offers them advice and support. The representative’s tasks, rights and duties are essentially defined in the ninth book of the German Social Code (SGB IX), section 178.

The Disabled Employee Representative ensures that laws, ordinances, collective agreements and works agreements that protect and support (severely) disabled persons are duly applied and that appropriate admin- istrative instructions are implemented in a manner that protects the interests of this group. In particular, the employer’s duties pursuant to
§§ 154, 155 and 164–167 must be fulfilled.

The Disabled Employee Representative submits applications for meas- ures that benefit (severely) disabled persons, particularly preventive measures, both to the employer and to responsible authorities such as the integration office or the employment office.

The Disabled Employee Representative accepts suggestions and complaints from (severely) disabled persons and, if they seem justified, discusses them with the employer to find a consensual solution and informs the (severely) disabled persons of the state and the result of the negotiations.