Kerkrade

WORKING BEHIND

THE BORDER:

CLOSER THAN YOU THINK!

Do you want to hire staff from the neighboring country? 
Are you crossing the border to work in the neighboring country?
We help with the formalities!

 

Team Cross-Border Work Kerkrade

Team Cross-Border Work Kerkrade

The Cross-Border Work Team assists you from searching for a job in the neighboring country to helping you from the application to the professional recognition. And if you are an employer looking for staff in the neighboring country, we support you to find suitable candidates for your company. On request, we also offer employer-related information events and job speed dates.

 

What can you expect if you move to the neighboring country, want to work there, and become a cross-border commuter? What do you as an employer have to consider if you are employing someone from the neighboring country? Here the team from the Cross-Border Info Point informs and advises you. There  you will find the right contacts for your questions – by phone or in person – free information and advice on tax and social insurance issues in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands.

News

EMPLOYER BREAKFAST 10-04-2025

Op donderdag 10 april 2025 organiseert Grensarbeid Kerkrade weer een werkgeversontbijt met als titel “Grensoverschrijdend Werkgeverschap”. Overweegt u om een grensarbeider in dienst te nemen? Kom dan naar deze (gratis)

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MARKET OF POSSIBILITIES AND INSPIRATIONS 18-02-25

Would you like to learn more about technology, manufacturing/industry, construction, environment, transport, and logistics? Then quickly register for the Market of Opportunities and Inspirations on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. On

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EUREGIO EXPERIENCE

On Thursday, January 30th, about 20 students from Berufskollege Herzogenrath and Vista College Heerlen participated in the Euregio Xperience organized by Grenzarbeit on that day. The students were first taken

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Events and Consultation Days

WORKING IN GERMANY

In 2025, you can also participate in our information sessions “Working in Germany” again. These

09:30 - 10:30
Eurode Business Center Herzogenrath
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WORKING IN THE NETHERLANDS

In 2025, Grensarbeit in Kerkrade will once again hold informational events for job seekers who

10:30 - 11:30
Eurode Business Center Herzogenrath
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WORKING IN GERMANY

In 2025, you can again participate in our info sessions “Working in Germany”. These info

09:30 - 10:30
Eurode Business Center Herzogenrath
more »

WORKING IN THE NETHERLANDS

In 2025, Grensarbeit in Kerkrade will again host information sessions for job seekers who wish

10:30 - 11:30
Eurode Business Center Herzogenrath
more »

WORKING IN GERMANY

In 2025, you can again participate in our info sessions “Working in Germany”. These info

09:30 - 10:30
Eurode Business Center Herzogenrath
more »

WORKING IN THE NETHERLANDS

Even in 2025, Grensarbeit in Kerkrade will hold information sessions for job seekers looking for

10:30 - 11:30
Eurode Business Center Herzogenrath
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Services from Cross-Border Work Kerkrade for Employers

Cross-Border Work Kerkrade supports employers in finding and recruiting suitable staff across the German-Dutch border. We offer a wide range of services tailored to the specific needs of employers in the border region:

Advertising & Selection (cross-border)

Advice on cross-border employment

Organization of information events and job opening events as well as (sector-specific) events

Customized Solutions

Collaboration with partners

Information for cross-border commuters

This information is aimed at employers in the German border region who employ or intend to employ staff from the Netherlands.

Services from Cross-Border Work Kerkrade for Job Seekers

Cross-Border Work Kerkrade supports job seekers who are interested in a position across the German-Dutch border. We help you step by step towards successful employment in the border region.

Personal Career Counseling

Support with resume and application

Access to cross-border job offers

Information and advice on cross-border working

Participation in events and workshops

Information for cross-border commuters

This information is intended for cross-border commuters and job seekers from the German border region who have or are looking for a job in the Netherlands.

Downloads and forms

Applications, certificates, and documents for job-seeking cross-border commuters.

Application for issuance of a PD U1 (Certificate of German periods)

This form is needed by cross-border commuters from the Netherlands to prove employment periods from Germany to the Dutch employment administration UWV. It is always submitted together with the International Work Certificate.

International Work Certificate

This certificate is issued by German employers for cross-border commuters and is always submitted together with the PD U1 application.

Application for issuance of a PD U1 (Certificate of Dutch periods)

This form is needed by cross-border commuters from Germany to prove employment periods from the Netherlands to the Employment Agency.

Application for issuance of a Portable Document U1 (PD U1) to certify German periods

This form is needed by cross-border commuters from the Netherlands to prove employment periods from Germany to the Employment Agency.

Team

Marlo Bussers

is a secretary and specialist assistant at the entrance area. She is the first point of contact and contact person for all job seekers and employers from the Dutch and German border area in the Euregio Maas-Rhine.​

Andreas Dankers

works as a consultant for the Aachen-Düren Employment Agency and is responsible for employees in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Astrid Decker

is a consultant at WSP Parkstad in Heerlen. She is the ideal contact person for employees who live in both the Netherlands and Germany and are interested in the labor market in the border area. She also assists and provides services to employers from the Netherlands.

Melissa Heidenrath

is a coordinator and responsible for organization and structure.

Heike Kirchmann

is a consultant at Podium24 in Maastricht. She is the ideal contact person for employees who live in the Netherlands and are interested in the German labor market. She assists and provides services to both employers from Germany and employees from the Netherlands in cross-border placement.

Sandra Manstetten

EURES specialist assistant of the Aachen-Düren Employment Agency, the first contact for all interested parties in cross-border working in the Euregio Rhine-Maas.

Regina van Vollenhoven

Employment advisor at UWV Werkbedrijf Heerlen (South Limburg). Your ideal contact for the placement of job seekers living in Germany who are interested in discussing their opportunities to work in the Netherlands.

Eurode Business Center, Kerkrade

Twice a month, the service offers information events for job seekers, once on the topic ‘Working in the Netherlands’ and once on the topic ‘Working in Germany’. These workshops discuss questions regarding social security, taxes, health insurance, child benefits, and unemployment benefits. Applicants with more in-depth questions about these topics can be referred to the Border Info Point, which also has its office in the Eurode Business Center.

Upon request, the service also offers employer-related information events and job speed dates for employers who wish to fill their vacancies with applicants from the neighboring country.

Border Work Kerkrade

In the Eurode Business Center, right on the Dutch-German border, a German-Dutch team of employment agents is now available to anyone looking for or offering a job in the neighboring country. On September 6, 2016, the cross-border job placement service Grensarbeid / Grenzarbeit was officially opened.

 

The service will always be staffed in the mornings by employment agents from the Aachen-Düren Employment Agency, UWV, Podium24, and Werkgevers Servicepunt Parkstad Limburg.

 

A total of five employment agents and two administrative staff will be present on-site in changing shifts in the mornings. Their task is to accompany job seekers in finding suitable employment in the neighboring country. This includes job placement and assistance with the creation of application documents as well as professional recognition (if necessary). On the other hand, the service also supports employers in finding suitable personnel across the border.

Twice a month, the service offers information events for job seekers, once on the topic ‘Working in the Netherlands’ and once on the topic ‘Working in Germany’. These workshops discuss questions regarding social security, taxes, health insurance, child benefits, and unemployment benefits. Applicants with more in-depth questions about these topics can be referred to the Border Info Point, which also has its office in the Eurode Business Center.

Upon request, the service also offers employer-related information events and job speed dates for employers who wish to fill their vacancies with applicants from the neighboring country.

Contact

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Border Work Kerkrade

Eurode-Park 1, Unit 2
D-52134 Herzogenrath
Germany

+49 (0)2406 9823007
info@grenzarbeit.eu

 

Opening hours
Monday – Thursday
9:00 – 13:00

 

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