BAG EJSA
Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Jugendsozialarbeit e.V.
Günter Buck / Michael Fähndrich
“Black or White?” Athens, 19-21 May 2010
Τhe state of the art of social economy
in Germany
State of the art of social economy in Germany
Contents:
1. Distinction
2. Definition of the organisations of the third Sector
3. Third sector as a significant employer
4. Future Trends
5. Solutions and perspectives
1. Distinction:
• Private sector
• Public sector
• Third sector – social economy
2. Definition of the organisations of the third Sector:(Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project)
1. Formally organized
2. Self-managed
3. Independent from government
4. Working on a voluntary basis
5. Non-profit-oriented
6. Partly funded by voluntary support
Example:
Development of the number of NGOs in Germany
Example:
Increase of number of foundations in Germany
3. Social economy as an important employer
Social Service and health service providers contribute approximately 7 % to the German GNP (152 billion Euro)
Total employment in EU countries and Germany approximately 4, 9 % each
BAG FW providing 1.542.00 full time jobs in Gernany
Example:
Local organisations (BAG FW survey, 2008) German welfare
Example:
Facilities and services of the independent welfare according to work areas: care places/ beds (BAG FW survey, 2008)
Example:
Facilities and services of the independent welfare according to work areas: employees (BAG FW survey, 2008)
4. Trends in the thirtd sector/social economy from 2000:
• Changes in social policies
• Less government funding
• Competition among providers
• Justification of work efficiency and expenses
• Tendency to move away from payment under the collective agreement
• Growth of atypical employment
Example:
Proportion of low-skilled work in the sectors
Example:
Proportion of part-time employees in Germany
Example:
Proportion of fixed-term contracts in Germany
Example:Proportion of low-paid employees in Germany
Example:
Proportion of women, part-time, fixed-term, mini-job and 1-Euro-job workers in Germany
4. Changes in employment structures:
• Greater flexibility in the organisation of staff
• Increasingly stressy work
• Increasing red tape
• Increasing both regular and voluntary work
• Trends to less professional work
• Increase of ambulant services
• Integration of socially disadvantaged persons
5. Approaches and perspectives:
• More research
• new concepts
• Increase awareness of decision makers
• Minimum wages
• Improve job environment
• Improve participation of employees
• Change social welfare structures
• ability and readiness for conflict management
Financing of social services in Germany:
Feature of Federalism in Germany
• the legislative level and the executive level fall apart;
• there are different ways of fund raising in social and health services
• Institutions receive money for their services- From governmental, regional and local authorities and from EU budget- realized by
- cost negotiations with public services and their reimbursement; - in competitive tendering, - project funding (governmental, regional, EU) - Private foundations and sponsors- Institution resouces
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