Status: Severe Disability or Equivalent Status

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The university’s goal is to support and include all employees with severe disabilities as well as those deemed to be in the same category.

Please report your status to the Human Resources Department and remember to extend any fixed-term contracts as needed.

 

Your rights at a glance:

  • Eligible to vote in elections for the representative body for employees with severe disabilities
  • Preferential treatment in the hiring process
  • Entitlement to disability-accommodating work arrangements
  • Part-time work options
  • Reintegration
  • Special protection against termination
  • Additional vacation time equivalent to one workweek (for a disability rating of 50 or higher)
  • Early retirement or pension (for a disability rating of 50 or higher)

Motions and Deliberation

Severe Disability (GdB of 50 or higher)

If your degree of disability (GdB) is 50 or higher, you are considered to have a severe disability.

→ Submit an application (SGB IX) | State Office for Social Affairs, Youth, and Social Services

 

Equivalence (GdB 30–49)

If your degree of disability is between 30 and 49, you can apply for equal treatment.

→ Apply for Equivalence | Federal Employment Agency

 

Advice and Support

If you have any questions or need assistance with your application, please contact:

  • Representative for People with Severe Disabilities at Mainz University of Applied Sciences
  • Citizen Service Office (BSB) | State Office for Social Affairs, Youth, and Social Services

Additional Information