Employment Promotion Act
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Employment Promotion Act |
| Abbreviation: | AFG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | Social law |
| References : | 810-1 |
| Issued on: | June 25, 1969 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 582 ) |
| Entry into force on: | 1st July 1969 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 30 G of December 20, 1996 ( Federal Law Gazette I pp. 2049, 2080 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
December 28, 1996 (Art. 32 para. 1 G of December 20, 1996) |
| Expiry: | January 1, 1998 (Art. 82 para. 1 G of March 24, 1997, Federal Law Gazette I p. 594, 720 ) |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The German Employment Promotion Act (AFG) - with the full title "Law on the services and tasks to secure employment and promote economic growth " - replaced the law on job placement and unemployment insurance from 1927 in 1969 and was the basis of the employment promotion law until December 31, 1997 . As a result of the Labor Promotion Reform Act (AFRG), the labor promotion law was classified as a third book (SGB III) in the Social Security Code on January 1, 1998 . With the entry into force of SGB III, the old AFG was repealed at the same time.
In 1986, the amendment to § 116 AFG (today § 160 SGB III) was the focus of a political debate regarding the payment of unemployment benefits in the event of major strikes :
