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Following this. I just started working remotely for a US based company while living in Germany. Thought this was perfectly fine as long as I register as a "free
by noway_norway 5y ago
Following this. I just started working remotely for a US based company while living in Germany. Thought this was perfectly fine as long as I register as a "freelancer" in Germany?
- jonp888 5y agoIf you are a "freelancer" that in fact works full time for a single client, especially if the "service" you provide is to personally perform unspecified tasks for a certain number of hours per week, then this is known as "fake self-employment" and is illegal. A true freelancer generally completes individual work packages for multiple clients, and is free to complete the work any way they like, for instance by subcontracting it to another suitably qualified person. If it were legal, all employers would declare all their employees "freelancers" and therby evade all employment regulations regarding notice periods, dismissal, vacation, sick pay, parental leave etc. Your "employer" needs to employ you according to German labor laws either via their own German subsidiary, or an employer of record.