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Minijob Agreement (Marginal Employment)

A standalone, complete employment contract for marginal (low-paid) employment — with all minijob-specific mandatory information.

DE
Standard

The minijob agreement is a standalone, complete employment contract for marginal employment under § 8 of the German Social Code Book IV (SGB IV) — not an add-on to an existing contract. The wizard distinguishes between the permanent minijob and time-limited short-term employment, takes into account the earnings threshold that is dynamically linked to the statutory minimum wage, the pension-insurance obligation with an opt-out option, and the aggregation requirement when there are multiple minijobs.

from 35 credits · available in DE
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Minijob.pdf
MINIJOB AGREEMENT (MARGINAL EMPLOYMENT)
between [Employer] and [Employee]
§ 1 Commencement — § 2 Probationary period — § 3 Duties
§ 4 Remuneration & earnings threshold
§ 5 Pension insurance — § 6 Working time — § 7 Leave
§ 8 Termination — § 9 Duty to report to the Minijob-Zentrale
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What's in this template

Numbers from the actual definition — not marketing slides.

Clauses
18
2 conditional (only fire for your use case)
Clause variants
15
across 6 clauses
Wizard fields
33
11 sections · 21 required
Quality checks
10
Live warnings against risky configurations
Legal basis citations
18
Statutes / rulings tied to each clause

What the contract contains

  • Contract type: permanent minijob or short-term employment
  • Earnings threshold with a note on the dynamic link to the minimum wage and occasional excess
  • Aggregation requirement for multiple marginal employments
  • Pension-insurance obligation with an opt-out option (with a rationale for each variant)
  • Working time: fixed weekly hours or work on demand (§ 12 German Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employment Act)
  • Pro-rata leave, continued remuneration in the event of illness, the duty to report to the Minijob-Zentrale

Optional additional clauses

  • Secondary-employment/exclusivity arrangement (none, disclosure duty or requirement of consent)
  • Probationary period (1, 3 or 6 months)

When you need this contract

  • Hiring a helper on a 556-euro basis (permanent minijob)
  • Short-term, time-limited employment (max. 3 months/70 working days per year)
  • Agreeing fixed weekly hours or work on demand
  • Creating a clear arrangement for the earnings threshold, pension insurance and the reporting duty

Who it is for: Employers newly hiring for marginal employment (a minijob) — in retail, hospitality, private households or other sectors.

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For complex fields such as the scope of services or the purpose, you can request a suggestion via the sparkle button — the suggestion stays editable before it enters the contract.

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Legal notice

For multiple minijobs whose combined earnings exceed the threshold, or when converting an existing employment relationship into a minijob, we recommend legal review — retroactive social-insurance liability and back payments may be at stake.

Our templates are ready-made documents that you adapt to your case. They are not legal advice and do not replace a review by a lawyer; we give no guarantee of correctness, completeness or up-to-dateness. Use is at your own responsibility.

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