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Leadership & HR

BEM Representative: All about training

For many years, pme Familienservice has successfully supported employers in the implementation of the legally prescribed company integration management (BEM). It is expanding its service by training BEM officers within the company. BEM expert Christiane Weidemann introduces the service. 

According to SGB IX, all employers—regardless of the number of employees they have—are required to offer a Workplace Inclusion Management (BEM) program and are responsible for implementing the process. pme Familienservice supports employers in establishing a goal-oriented, respectful, and well-integrated BEM process within their organizations. For several years now, we have been conducting BEM counseling sessions with employees at various companies. 

Register now: Digital training BEM case supervisor

Date:
November 3, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
November 10, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Become fit for the professional support of sick employees in 4 modules.

Digital training for BEM case supervisors

 

By completing the training to become a BEM case manager at pme Familienservice , you’ll put your company’s workplace integration management program on a solid footing. Through four concise modules, we’ll equip your employees to provide professional support to coworkers who are ill.

BEM consulting

What are BEM officers?

BEM case managers oversee and coordinate the entire workplace reintegration management process within the company and help ensure that employees on sick leave are successfully reintegrated and can overcome their inability to work.

Among other things, they perform the following tasks:

  • They coordinate the necessary measures that the individual needs for reintegration, as well as to maintain their health and keep their job. For example, they assist with applying for rehabilitation or provide tips on a gradual return to work.
  • They coordinate with the relevant parties—such as management, the works council, or the representative for employees with severe disabilities—and facilitate roundtable discussions. 
  • They handle coordination with service providers such as health insurance companies or pension insurance providers.
  • They handle all the formal documentation required for the BEM and maintain the BEM file.

On request, the pme Familienservice supports and accompanies the BEM case supervisors in their tasks after successful training with case discussions and in-depth seminars. 

The benefits for you as an employer

  • Well-trained BEM case supervisors contribute immensely to a healthier company
  • The BEM is more likely to be accepted if it is carried out by trustworthy colleagues rather than the manager or HR manager.
  • As an employer, you are supported in complying with the legal requirements. 

Training as a BEM case supervisor - a selection of the contents 

Module 1: Basics

Legal basis - Objectives of the BEM - Process & forms - Data protection - Role of the case supervisor in the company

Module 2: Conversation and communication

Own attitude in the BEM discussion - communication models - obstacles and misunderstandings - successful communication

Module 3: Services provided by the rehabilitation providers and measures in BEM

Overview of service providers - possible measures - financial security - further support options

Module 4: Common clinical pictures and practical examples

Definition of health, illness and fitness for work - Illness statistics - Common physical and mental illnesses and their impact on work - Case studies.

Your advantages: individual, compact, flexible

  • Small groups with a maximum of 14 people
  • Exclusively for your company or company-wide 
  • 2 days of 7 hours each (incl. 1 hour break) - virtual or e.g. 2 in-house one-day seminars
  • Time for exchange and networking

The training is provided by experienced and CDMP-certified BEM consultants from the pme Familienservice

Find out more now!

Would you like to place the BEM in professional hands? We would be happy to take over all or part of your BEM process or advise you on the implementation of the procedure in your company.

Talk to your personal business customer advisor or write to bem@familienservice.de

pme health: Effective BGM in blended learning format 

Our occupational health management (OHM ) services are characterized by their holistic approach and individuality. From strategy development and needs analysis to evaluation, we establish, supplement and optimize companies' occupational health management portfolios to keep their employees healthy, productive and motivated. 

Personal support for employees based on a new holistic mind-body & soul approach is one of our key factors and goes hand in hand with our blended learning concept. We combine digital and live formats to promote physical activity, nutrition, stress prevention and mindfulness and make our knowledge available regardless of time and place. 

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zero Change at the top: Dr. Daniel Erler takes over as CEO of the pme Familienservice

pme CEO Daniel Erler
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Change at the top: Dr. Daniel Erler takes over as CEO of the pme Familienservice

Berlin, May 4, 2026 – The pme Familienservice , Germany’s leading provider of Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) and family support services, has completed a change in leadership effective May 1, 2026: Dr. Daniel Erler is taking over as CEO from Alexa Ahmad. 

Alexa Ahmad, the long-time managing director, will hand over management of the company to Dr. Daniel Erler on May 1, 2026. During her 33 years with the company—more than 18 of which she spent as managing director—Alexa Ahmad has built the pme Familienservice into Germany’s leading provider of employee assistance programs. She is committed to continuing and expanding a unique form of participatory corporate culture.

The shareholders and more than 2,000 team members of the pme Familienservice would like to thank Alexa Ahmad for her innovative and successful contributions. They wish her all the best in her new passion projects.

A generational transition with a clear vision for the future

Dr. Daniel Erler has been with the pme Familienservice since 2006 and, as Head of Corporate Communications since 2012, has played a key role in driving the company’s strategic positioning and digital transformation. In his capacity as Managing Director of pme Familienholding GmbH, he already represents the founding shareholders within the shareholder group of pme Familienservice .

Dr. Daniel Erler on his new role as CEO of the pme Familienservice :

"I have great respect for this new role, but I am excited to work alongside our leadership team and all our team members to actively shape the future of the pme Familienservice . Our focus is on the careful expansion of our service portfolio—enhanced by digital and AI-powered solutions that make access to our services even more customer-centric."

About the pme Familienservice Group

For over 30 years, the pme Familienservice has been Germany’s leading provider of Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) and family support services. With more than 2,000 employees, the company supports employers and their employees in all aspects of life—from childcare and elder care to mental health and work-life balance.

Press contact

Christin Müller
pme Familienservice
Flottwellstraße 4-5
10785 Berlin 
 
Tel: 030 2639356418
Mobile: 0151 58217680
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