Short-term employment

What is short-term employment?

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What else needs to be considered in the area of short-term employment?

It is important that the short-term employment is not carried out on a professional basis. The income must therefore not exceed the economic significance. Employers must check the criteria for professional status in advance.

Employment relationships of this type are exempt from social security contributions. The employer only has to pay the U1 and U2 contributions. The insolvency contribution should not be forgotten either.

Whether an employee is to be classified as exempt from social security contributions depends on all their short-term employment in the calendar year. If promoters or hosts/hostesses have several short-term jobs, the periods are added together. If you exceed the maximum limit, you are liable for social security contributions once you exceed 70 days or 3 months.

There is no income limit for short-term employees. Employees may earn more than 450 euros per month as long as the set period is not exceeded.

In which areas is short-term employment a trend?

In the areas of Trade fair and Event is always looking for staff for short-term employment. If you would like to work as a host/hostess or promoter, you will find what you are looking for. There are also vacancies for harvest workers or in the catering sector. Personnel in short-term employment.

Who can carry out short-term employment?

Not all people have the opportunity to Short-term employment as employment free of social security contributions. The favoured group of people includes

• Employees with an employment relationship subject to compulsory insurance
• People who have never worked before
• Students, trainees and pupils
• Housewives and househusbands who want to earn money in addition to other mini-jobs
• Pupils who want to earn money between leaving school and starting university
• Earnings alongside self-employment

When does short-term employment count as a professional activity?

However, there are also many situations that belong to the professional category and are therefore subject to social security contributions. The following persons cannot accept short-term employment relationships that are exempt from social security contributions:

• Unemployment benefit recipients
• Jobseekers with and without benefits
• ALG II recipients

In addition to parental leave and during unpaid leave, it is also not permitted to take up short-term employment. The same applies between school or the basic vocational training year and the start of training. It is also not possible between training and an upcoming degree programme. It is also not permitted to take up short-term employment free of social security contributions between the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes or the end of studies and the new job.