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Educational leave in Hesse
Did you know that you can take educational leave in Hesse, even if you live in Hesse? According to the so-called Bildungsurlaubsgesetz, every employee has the right to take paid educational leave. The purpose of educational leave in Hessen is to further your professional or political education, to acquire new knowledge or to pursue personal interests.
Since many people are not aware of this, we will show you here how you can apply for educational leave in Hessen and where or how you can spend your educational leave. First, however, we will clarify what you have to consider in Hesse with regard to educational leave.
Educational leave in Hesse - how it works
Employees in Hesse are entitled to 5 days of educational leave per year, provided you have been employed for at least 6 months. Take advantage of this opportunity for further training in areas that will benefit both your personal and professional development.
Choose a recognized educational event, for example at Sprachcaffe, and immerse yourself in new areas of knowledge. Discover the opportunity to develop yourself professionally and personally without having to sacrifice your salary - educational leave in Hesse makes it possible!
Applying is very simple: register for your desired event and submit a written request for educational leave to your employer at least six weeks before the start of the event. Unless there are urgent operational reasons to the contrary, nothing should stand in the way of your plans.
After successfully completing the event, show your confirmation of participation and ensure that your salary continues to be paid during this time. Please note that you will be responsible for all costs incurred. Take the initiative for your future without risking financial losses!
Educational leave in Hesse Registration
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Language course as educational leave in Hesse
Language courses are one of the most popular types of educational leave. Language courses are so well suited for educational leave in Hessen because they cover all topics relevant for recognition. You educate yourself professionally, personally and culturally. A language course in Hessen will certainly not be a problem for your employer.
Whether you want to improve your English language skills or perhaps you would prefer to learn Spanish, French, Italian or Chinese, you can do all that during your educational leave in Hessen.
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FAQs on the subject of educational leave in Hesse
Educational leave in Hesse is an entitlement to paid leave for employees recognized in the federal state of Hesse. This leave serves the personal and professional development of the employee. Within the annual five days of educational leave, the employee can take different educational measures and have these recognized as paid educational leave with his employee.
Every employee who is employed by a company in Hesse and who has been employed by this company for at least 6 months without interruption is entitled to educational leave in Hesse. However, there are some minor exceptions. For example, marginally employed persons (mini-jobbers) and part-time employees with a weekly working time of less than 20 hours are not entitled to educational leave in Hessen.
Furthermore, the entitlement to educational leave in Hessen also depends on the industry. The following industries are not legally entitled to educational leave in Hesse:
- Agriculture and horticulture
- Trade: employees in retail and wholesale trade
- Hospitality industry
- Construction
If you are employed in one of these industries, you can still contact your employer. There may be an individual agreement with your employer that allows you to participate in the education program in Hessen.
Educational leave in Hesse includes all educational measures that serve to impart vocational and general educational knowledge or to promote personal development. This includes the following:
- EDP courses
- Language courses at home and abroad
- Personal development
- Courses for professional development
- Stress reduction (Yoga, Qi Gong etc.)
There is a large selection of courses that can be recognized during your educational leave. So there is certainly something for you.
In Hesse, you can take up to 5 days of educational leave per year. If you have not taken any educational leave in one year, you can take a full 10 days of recognized educational leave in the following year.
You must submit your application for educational leave to your employer. The application must be submitted to the employer at least four weeks before the start of the educational measure.
As long as the educational measure is within the scope of the guidelines and you submit your application to your employer completely filled out and on time, the employer must approve the application for educational leave in Hesse.
The costs for educational leave in Hesse are borne by the employee, the employer and the Employment Agency. The employee bears the costs, the employer the loss of earnings and the employment agency the costs for the educational measure.
Educational events that are recognized by law and ultimately must also be recognized by your employer are listed in the Educational Leave Act for Hesse.
This is regulated in § 12 of the Hessian Educational Leave Act. According to this law, such educational events are eligible for recognition if they take place on five consecutive days and no one is excluded. In addition, the purpose of personal, cultural, vocational or political education must be fulfilled and there must be an underlying learning concept.
However, this should not be a problem for booking your educational event, because the organizers usually mark their educational events so that they can be recognized as educational leave.
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