Work try-out
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A work try-out may be suitable for you if you are considering your own field or want to find out whether a field is suitable for you. A work try-out is also an option if you have been outside of employment for a long period. During the work try-out, you will participate in general work at the workplace. A work try-out is not an employment relationship, and it does not create expenses for the emplo ...
Do the following
Contact the employment authority in your area and ask if you can participate in a work try-out.
You can participate in a work try-out if:
- you are registered as a job seeker
- the work try-out is included in your employment plan
- the employment services consider that a work try-out is the best way to support your employment.
You will agree with the employment services in your employment plan whether you will find the work try-out placement yourself or need assistance in finding a placement.
The work try-out can be organised by a company, a private entrepreneur, a municipality, a municipality, another organization, a foundation or a government agency or institution. An individual person cannot act as the organizer of a work try-out. You cannot participate in a work try-out at a workplace where you are already employed.
To whom and on what terms
You can participate in a work try-out if
- you have registered as a jobseeker
- the work try-out has been agreed upon in your employment plan
- the employment authority estimates that a work try-out is the best way to support your employment.
In your employment plan, you agree with the employment authority on whether you will find a work try-out place yourself or whether you need help finding a place.
A work try-out may be organised by a company, entrepreneur, municipality, joint municipal authority, other corporation, foundation or government agency or institution. A private individual may not act as the organiser of a work try-out. You cannot go to a work try-out at a workplace for which you are already employed.
Contact the employment authority in your region and ask if you can participate in a work try-out.
Background information
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