Recommendations for action for company integration management (BEM)

Responsibilities - Communication - Consulting process

This training is held in German.
Company integration management (BEM) can be positive and successful for both sides - if it is applied correctly. Responsibilities, tasks, competencies and boundaries must be clear. It requires a high level of communication skills and the ability to deal with the different interests and opinions of all those involved in BEM and to strike the right balance. Structured recommendations for action are provided, as well as a discussion guide and sample letters.

Contents

Introduction

  • Refresher on the legal basis of the BEM.
  • Objectives and tasks of the BEM from an occupational psychology perspective.
  • Overlaps and demarcations with other bodies and instruments.
  • Importance in the company as a whole.
  • Aspects of understanding health and illness.
  • What is BEM not? Limits, dangers, traps, demarcations.

Responsibilities and parties involved

  • Positioning in the company organization chart for HR department, interest groups, manager, company doctor, occupational safety, etc.
  • Funding and external parties, including doctors, clinics, psychotherapists, rehabilitation providers, integration office.
  • Aspect of data privacy and confidentiality.

The BEM process, typical recommended consultation procedure

  • Collecting data and informing those responsible about absences etc.
  • Company or service agreements on BEM.
  • Initial contact with employees, voluntariness and prior information.
  • Information sheet on BEM with initial letter and declaration of consent.
  • Systematic recording of the situation.
  • Discussions with internal and external partners.
  • Develop individual solutions.
  • Implementation and effectiveness testing of suitable measures.

Action and discussion skills

  • Understanding health and illness in the BEM.
  • Typical interview process, instruments of professional interview management.
  • Confidence in difficult conversational situations.
  • Dealing with the team and the manager.
  • Stress limits of the sick person, excessive willingness to perform despite illness.

 

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

  • You will gain clarity about the importance and benefits of BEM.
  • You clarify your tasks, rights, duties and positioning in the company.
  • They increase the chances of successful reintegration.
  • They make a measurable contribution to the economic success of the company.
  • You can incorporate individual questions into the training .

 

Important note:
Basic legal knowledge and case law - e.g. aspects of employment law such as dismissal due to illness and BEM - on company integration management is not part of this advanced training and is a prerequisite. The following training is suitable for legal topics in connection with BEM: Legally compliant concepts of company integration management (BEM)

Methods

trainer, exchange of experiences, self-reflection, discussion, group work, role exercises and feedback, case study, peer case consultation, development of solutions for participants' individual concerns.

Recommended for

Internal company managers and those involved in company integration management (BEM) or those who would like to become such, such as BEM officers, HR managers, executives, members of management, members of the works council and other interest groups.

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Attendees comments

I particularly liked the way the speaker conveyed the topic.

Mareike Meiser
ADMEDES GmbH

The training was not a monologue, but a real discussion from which I can take away a lot of valuable content. 

Jessica Knoll
Participant in live online training, FES GmbH Fahrzeug-Entwicklung Sachsen

Ms. Schilp explained things very well, even for BEM newcomers!

Yvonne Weise
Participant in live online training, C. Thywissen GmbH

I felt that I was in the best of hands, both professionally and personally.

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MVG Märkische Verkehrsgesellschaft

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Jasmin Wolff
Bravobike GmbH

Both the lecturer and the location exceeded my expectations.

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Ev. Jugend- und Familienhilfe gGmbH

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