Employer of Record in Germany. A team in Germany without your own entity.
With an Employer of Record in Germany you employ sales representatives, service technicians or project managers in Germany without setting up your own company there. The legal employer in Germany is one of our partners TEKOM or EURA, both licensed for temporary agency work; you direct the work.
- From one person
- AÜG-licensed employer
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How an Employer of Record works in Germany
You have customers, projects or installed machines in Germany, but founding a GmbH and setting up payroll and accounting is too much effort for one or two people. In this case the legal employer of your staff in Germany is our partner TEKOM or EURA. They sign the employment contract, pay the salary and file social security and tax. You set tasks, goals and the daily work. In Germany this model falls under Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (temporary agency work) and runs under the licence it requires.
Your advantages
- Fast startNo GmbH to found; your team starts once the contracts are signed.
- Legal certaintyA licensed employer, contracts and payroll under German labour law.
- FlexibilityNo long-term commitment; the team grows or shrinks with your business.
Three ways to employ staff in Germany
Your own company, a freelance contract or a local employer: what each route involves, and our solution.
The usual way
- Your own GmbHAt least 25,000 euros share capital, notary, commercial register, tax number, accounting and a business address. It can take months before the first employee starts.
- Freelance contractQuick to set up but risky: if the person works full time and on your instructions, German authorities may treat it as bogus self-employment (Scheinselbstständigkeit), with back payments of social security contributions.
- Posting from TurkeyPossible for short assignments, but longer work in Germany raises questions on tax, social security and residence permits.
- German labour lawMinimum wage, working time, leave and dismissal rules differ from Turkey. A contract drawn up without knowing them gets expensive.
How we work
- A licensed employer in GermanyTEKOM and EURA employ in Germany under a licence for temporary agency work.
- One Turkish-speaking contactOur team in Istanbul speaks Turkish with you and German with the German side.
- From one personNo company, no office, no minimum team size.
- Finding people in GermanyWithout your own candidate we search through EURA’s nine branches in Germany and TEKOM.
Which roles
We offer it for every role. The most frequent requests are:
Employment in Germany: what you need to know
The basic rules of employment through temporary agency work (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) in Germany.
Legal framework: a licensed employer
In Germany, placing an employee at the disposal of another company is governed by the Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (AÜG) and requires a licence from the Federal Employment Agency. Our partners TEKOM and EURA hold this licence.
Your employee signs an employment contract under German labour law with TEKOM or EURA. You sign a service agreement with our partner and agree tasks directly with the employee.
Quellen: Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (AÜG)
Important: bringing Turkish nationals from Turkey is usually not possible with this model
Under section 40 of the German Residence Act (§ 40 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 AufenthG) the Federal Employment Agency refuses consent when a person from outside the EU is to work as a temporary agency worker. A Turkish national newly arriving from Turkey can therefore usually not be employed in Germany through this model. There are certain exceptions (for example an EU Blue Card above a salary threshold); we look at every case individually.
The model fits people who already have the right to work in Germany: German and EU citizens, holders of a settlement permit (Niederlassungserlaubnis) or of a residence permit without employment restrictions. We also help you find these people in Germany.
Quellen: § 40 AufenthG (German Residence Act)
Duration and equal pay
Under the AÜG an employee can usually work for the same client as a temporary agency worker for at most 18 months. After nine months the employee must be paid what a comparable employee in your company would earn (equal pay). Without own staff in Germany, sector wages serve as the benchmark.
If the need becomes permanent, you can move the employee into your own German company or directly onto your payroll. We plan this together from the start.
Employer costs in Germany
On top of the gross salary, the employer in Germany pays about half of the social security contributions (pension, health, long-term care and unemployment insurance). Rules such as the statutory minimum wage, annual leave and continued pay during illness come on top. Our partner takes care of all of this and sends you one monthly invoice.
Your contact in Istanbul
DEKRA Arbeit Türkei has been an İŞKUR-licensed private employment agency in Istanbul since 2011. Our team speaks Turkish with you and German with the German side, from the first call to the employee’s first day in Germany.
Looking for the opposite direction, a team in Turkey without your own entity? See our Employer of Record in Turkey.
In four steps
Costs and model
You pay your employee’s gross salary, the statutory employer costs and a service fee. No set-up costs, no long-term commitment.
- Salary and employer costsGross salary and employer social security share, shown transparently.
- Service feeFor contract, payroll, filings and support.
- RecruitmentBring your own candidate or let us search in Germany for you.
Lücke: Preismodell EoR Deutschland
Frequently asked questions
Who is the legal employer in Germany?
Our partners TEKOM Industrielle Systemtechnik GmbH or EURA Personal. Both hold a licence for temporary agency work. You sign a service agreement, your employee an employment contract under German labour law with our partner.
Can I send an employee from Turkey to Germany with this model?
Usually not. German law (§ 40 AufenthG) bars consent for people from outside the EU to work as temporary agency workers; exceptions are limited. The model fits people who already have the right to work in Germany. We look at your case in the first call.
Do we need a company, tax number or bank account in Germany?
No. You receive one monthly invoice; all payments to the employee and authorities run through our partner.
Which roles do you offer it for?
For every role. Most requests are for sales and service technicians, project management and business development.
What does an Employer of Record in Germany cost?
You pay the gross salary, the statutory employer contributions of roughly half the social security share and a service fee. There are no set-up costs. You receive a concrete estimate after the first call.
Can the employee move to our own German company later?
Yes. If you found your own company in Germany, the employee can move to it. We plan this together from the start, also with the 18-month limit of the AÜG in mind.
Whom do you want to employ in Germany?
Tell us the role, headcount and start date. Within 1 working day at the latest we reply with the model, a timeline and a first cost estimate.
Your team in Germany, without your own entity.
In a first call we clarify roles, model and costs.
