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The Service Company

Learn about Wien Work, a non-profit social firm in Austria providing consulting, education, vocational training, and employment for disabled and long-term unemployed individuals. Founded in 1981, it offers diverse services in 10 business units and aims to support integration into the labor market.

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The Service Company

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  1. The Service Company Conference │ Køge │2014-03-06 Andrea Angermann – EU Projects │ Project Leader

  2. The 8 integrative companies/social firms in Austria: Integrative Companies in Austria

  3. Our tasks • Wien Work is a non-profit social firm • Our offer: consulting, education, vocational training and employment for • disabled people within the scope of the Disabled Aid (as set out in the Disabled Employment Act and the Vienna Disabled Act) • and for long-term unemployed persons without disabilities • Founded 1981 Wien Work Tasks

  4. Our shareholders and public sponsors • Volkshilfe Vienna (People’s Aid Vienna) and KOBV (Organisation for victims of war and people with handicaps for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland); 50% each • Supervisory board (5 P.) • Our public sponsors:Ministry of Social AffairsEqualisation Tax Fund (ATF)Public Employment Service Austria (AMS)Federal Social Office (Bundessozialamt)Vienna Social Fund (FSW) Wien Work / Structure & Financing

  5. Our employees(2014) • About 600 employees • thereof 190 adults with physical and sensory disabilities • 161 trainees with learning disabilities • and 44 long-term unemployed persons • 200 staff without disabilities Wien Work & Employees

  6. Framework and conditions • Salary in accordance with collective bargaining • Strong business orientation with intensive social support for the employees • 3 Modules:  Employment  Training  Services & Production • Mixed financing • Total budget: € 22 million (2012) Characteristics

  7. Aim and orientation • Socially oriented • Diversity oriented • Service provider and producer / manufacturer in10 business units Characteristics

  8. 10 Business Units • metal (sheet-metal work, lathe operating) • wood / carpentry • dry cleaning and laundry • textiles (sewing work) • upholstering • copy und print service • facility service • renovation (painting, brick laying, tiling, repair work) • gastronomy • scanning documents Business To Business

  9. Four main sites in Vienna Tannhäuserplatz: office, copy and print services, upholstering, carpentry, projects Simmering: dry cleaning and laundry Leopoldau: sheet-metal work, lathe operating,scanning documents Stadlau: facility services, painting, tiling, brick laying, sewing work, gastronomy (catering, restaurant “Michl’s” in the city, five other restaurants in residential homes for elderly people) Scheduling: Relocation to our new Main Site in Aspern Seestadt (22nd District of Vienna) Sites In Vienna

  10. IB Employment • Sheltered employment of disabled persons in 160 permanent full-time jobs in our 10 business units (62% disabled ratio) • Financing by ATF (government) and the FSW (City of Vienna) • Own revenues€ 8,7 million(2013)= approx. 66% ofthe total costs Our Projects / IB Employment

  11. Wien Work TrainVocational Training for Adults • Since 2004, this module was introduced, offering “training on the job” in 20 positions per yearfor unemployed disabled adults for 7 months withsubsequent placement inthe open labour market • Placement rate to open labour market 50% • Mixed financing by Federal Social Office, Vienna Social Fund, Public Employment Service Viennaand own revenues (about € 55.000,- per year) Our Projects / Wien Work Train

  12. Vocational Trainingfor Young People • integrative apprenticeship and partial qualification • approx. 161 training positions (average per year) • Cabinet maker, cook/waiter, painter, launder, brick layer, tiler, office building cleaner, retail, office • Financed by theVienna Social Fund,the Government of Lower Austriaand the Public Employment Service of Vienna Our Projects / Integrative Apprenticeship

  13. Wien Work trains for practice • Adolescents are no longer trained in special workshops, but directly in the individual fields of business of the social firm itself or in cooperating companies in the labour market • Dual training & support vocational school & training on the job & remedial teaching • External traineeships are an integral part of the training • Rate of placements to open labour market: 55% Our Projects / Integrative Apprenticeship

  14. Wien Work re-integrates long-term unemployed persons • Implementation of socio-economic business (SÖB) for temporary employment and 6 months training of long-term unemployed persons • Catering and 2 restaurants / café : “Michl’s” • 44 training jobs • Placement rate to open labour market: 40% • Financed by AMS (Public Employment Service) and approx. 40% own revenues Our Projects / Socio-Economic Business

  15. Project „On The Job“ • Training for 30 young people with mental disabilities • Training in a day-to-day working situation(„on the job“), 8 jobcoaches and „work pedagogues“ • Within 9 to 36 months, this project aims at enabling them to find vocational training or a jobfitting to their demands and possibilities. • These skills will help themto integrate into the labour market on the long run. • Fully financed by Vienna Social Fund Our Projects / On The Job

  16. Youth Coaching • Coaching and counselling for job orientation • For all pupils from 8th or last level of compulsory education • In Vienna Wien Work is responsible for 2 districts Aims and work program in Step 1, 2 or 3: • Clearing of job opportunities or further education • Organize contacts to firms in the first labour market • Organize traineeships in the first labour market • Organize apprenticeships Fully financed by the Federal Social Office Our Projects / Youth Coaching

  17. Supported Employment for adults with disabilities and chronic diseases • trying to find or to keep a job on the open labour market or in the public sector • In cooperation with all other organisations in Austria working with Adults with disabilities Supported Employment for young peoplewith learning disabilities and/or social problems • trying to find or to keep an apprenticeship • Offer for two districts in Vienna Support and outplacement with a limited contract (about 1 year) upon leaving Wien Work Fully financed by the Federal Social Office Our Projects / Supported Employment

  18. Statistics / Jobmanagement-Team

  19. Statistics / Jobmanagement-Team

  20. Statistics / Jobmanagement-Team

  21. Projects & plans for 2014 • IdA – Integration throughexchange (planning an Austrian exchangeprogramm) • Kick off for the constructionofournewcomprehensivesite in Vienna • Social canteen in the RepublicofMoldova • Variousexchangeprojectsfor • expertsandbeneficiarieswith • the Czech Republic, Scotland, • Turkey, Germany andDenmark • amongmanyothers... Projects And Plans 2014

  22. Awards • Hotel project (2001) • Best practicewithin Leonardo program (2002) • Ökoprofit (2003/04/05/06/07/08/09/11/12) • Environmental award „Umweltzeichen“ for the gastronomy / tourismsection (2007/2010) • Prizefor environmental careand innovationof the City of Vienna (2005) • Austrian Sustainability Reporting Award (2nd prize 2005-07,3rd prize 2008-2010) • Label forSocial Integration Enterprises (2011) Awards

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