Finding a minijob (and also earning more than €520) doesn’t have to be difficult. How does it work? Well, not all minijobs are the same. At Zenjob, you’ll find minijobs as short-term employment in various industries, all in our app. Easy to find, easy to book. You’ll pay income tax, but without an income limit – and always with complete flexibility to work when and where you want.
There are very specific regulations in Germany that determine what counts as a minijob. According to the Minijob-Zentrale, a minijob is either short-term employment (kurzfristige Beschäftigung) or marginal part-time employment which either has an earnings limit (€520 per month) or is only carried out for a limited period of time, i.e. so-called “€520 minijobs”. Here are the most important differences between the two types of minijobs.
Maximum earnings
Unlimited
Maximum working days
70 per calendar year/ framework agreement
Maximum working hours
Occasionally (flexible)
Contract type/length
1-year framework agreement
Income tax
Yes
Social security contributions
No
Maximum earnings
€520 per month
Maximum working days
Unlimited (up to €520 per month)
Maximum working hours
Regularly (fixed hours per month)
Contract type/length
Employment contract on an hourly basis
Income tax
Only for tax classes 5 and 6
Social security contributions
No
At Zenjob, you will only find short-term minijobs (kurzfristige Beschäftigung). The biggest advantage of this type of employment is that there is no income limit. You can earn as much money as you want and are only limited by the total number of work days. Once you’ve reached 70 work days in a calendar year, you have to take a two-month break from short-term employment.
In the Zenjob app, you never have to worry about whether a job requires German skills or not. We automatically match you with minijobs in your preferred language (English or German). All you need to do is choose the shift you like best and book it with just a few clicks.
Are you looking for simple but active minijobs? Then working as a stock clerk should be ideal for you. Large drugstores, organic markets and well-known supermarket chains are constantly looking for hard-working temps to stock shelves and keep the sales floor tidy. These temporary minijobs are ideal for beginners.
In our app, you will find many short-term minijobs in the food service industry that don’t require any German skills. Working as a kitchen helper is one of our most popular minijobs in this sector. It involves keeping the kitchen tidy and preparing food to ensure smooth service.
Short-term employment is generally subject to income tax (Lohnsteuer). The amount of tax you pay mainly depends on your tax class, but also on any child allowance (Kinderfreibetrag) and the so-called registration period (Anmeldezeitraum).
For your short-term employment at Zenjob, we need your income tax card (Lohnsteuerkarte) and a social security number (Sozialversicherungsnummer). You can register with Zenjob if you are a full-time student at an officially recognised university and have a valid certificate of enrolment. You must also have a place of residence in Germany, speak good English or German, and have a German ID (Personalausweis) or a passport with a valid work permit in Germany.