WORKING ACROSS
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
Cross-Border Work Kerkrade
Cross-Border Work Kerkrade 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.
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Events and Consultation Days
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)
- Active mediation in filling vacancies with candidates from the Netherlands or Germany.
- Matchmaking based on sector, job profile, and required skills.
- Publication of job offers via the job board and our partners.
Advice on cross-border employment
- Information about labor law differences between the Netherlands and Germany.
- Advice on social security, taxes, and payroll accounting in cross-border
- Access to experts via the Cross-Border Info Point and ITEM.
Organization of information events and job opening events as well as (sector-specific) events
- Participation in and/or organization of information events, recruitment campaigns, and sector-related events.
- The opportunity to advertise job vacancies and company presentations at these events.
Customized Solutions
- Collaboration with trainers to organize (re)training programs.
- Assistance in creating job profiles or adapting job offers to cross-border demand.
- Personal contact with an account manager who thinks along with you about the best approach.
Collaboration with partners
- Direct communication with the Employment Agency Aachen-Düren, Job Center, UWV, Vidar, Podium24, and WSP Parkstad
Information for cross-border commuters
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
- Personal meetings with a career advisor.
- Insights into your talents, desires, and possibilities in the cross-border job market.
- Support in planning your career path.
Support with resume and application
- Assistance with creating or improving your resume and cover letter.
- Information on what employers expect in the Netherlands or Germany.
- Preparation for job interviews, even in a different language or cultural context.
Access to cross-border job offers
- Comprehensive job database with offers both in Germany and the Netherlands.
- Advice in searching for a suitable position based on your profile.
- Contact with employers through job events and networking occasions.
Information and advice on cross-border working
- Advice on legal, tax, and social insurance aspects of cross-border work.
- Information about wages, insurance, taxes, and commuting.
- Collaboration with the Cross-Border Info Point Aachen-Eurode for expert questions.
Participation in events and workshops
- Free participation in webinars, informational events, application workshops, and job events.
- Networking with employers and other job seekers from the border region.
Information for cross-border commuters
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)
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
Ina Beekens
Backoffice at the entrance area. First contact for all jobseekers and employers from the Dutch and German border area Maas-Rhine.
Andreas Dankers
Consultant at the Aachen-Düren Employment Agency and responsible for employees / jobseekers from Belgium and the Netherlands who would like to consider working accross the border.
Astrid Decker
Consultant at WSP Parkstad in Heerlen. Contactperson for employees who live in 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
Coordinator and responsible for organization and structure.
Heike Kirchmann
Employment advisor at Podium24 in Maastricht and Vidar in Sittard-Geleen. Contactperson for employees and employers from the Netherlands and Germany, who are interested in the labor market in the border area Rhine-Maas.
Sandra Manstetten
EURES specialist assistant of the Aachen-Düren Employment Agency, first contact for all interested parties in cross-border working in the border area Rhine-Maas.
Regina van Vollenhoven
Employment advisor at UWV Werkbedrijf Heerlen (South Limburg). First contact for placing job seekers living in Germany, who are interested in discussing their opportunities to work in the Netherlands.
How can we help you?
Our team of advisers will help you with the following steps:
• The perfect match: We’ll find a suitable job or the right candidate across the border.
• Job application support: You’ll receive help in drafting your CV and cover letter in line with the guidelines of the neighbouring country.
• Qualification assessment: We’ll help you with the official recognition of your profession.
Useful workshops and information sessions
Would you like to know what to expect? Four times a year, in collaboration with the Grensinfopunt, we organise information sessions for jobseekers:
1. Working in Germany
2. Working in the Netherlands
During these workshops, we cover everything to do with social security, taxes, health insurance, child benefit and benefits. Do you have a specific or complex question? If so, we’ll refer you straight to the Grensinfopunt, which is located in the same building.
Border Work Kerkrade
Looking for work or staff across the border? Grensarbeid Kerkrade is here to help.
Are you looking for a job in Germany or the Netherlands, or are you an employer seeking talent across the border? The German-Dutch team at Grensarbeid Kerkrade is here to help. You’ll find us in the Eurode Business Centre, right on the border.
Our experts from the Agentur für Arbeit Aachen-Düren, UWV, Podium24 and WSP Parkstad help jobseekers and employers get off to a successful start.
Services for employers:
Would you like to fill your vacancies with motivated staff from the neighbouring country? We support employers by offering:
• Tailored information sessions on cross-border recruitment.
• Job speed dates to meet candidates face-to-face.
Contact
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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