a card that replaced the employment record book. Ersatzkarte had 4 pages and was issued by the Arbeitsamt. It contained less personal and employment data then Arbeitsbuch. It was a temporary document, issued for a limited period. At the return of an old document or when requesting a new one, it had to be immediately returned to the Labor Office. The employer should follow the same legislation with the Erzatzkarte as with the Arbeitsbuch. All annotations and records of card replacement were performed with the knowledge of the Labor Office. In GG, Arbeitsamt issued special certificates for forced laborers. (i.e. the Beschäftigungsnachweis), instead of Arbeitsbuch, which was usually kept by the employers. These certificates were a way of proving that the workers were holders of an Arbeitsbuch.
