What is important for the holiday job

To gain work experience and earn first of your own money: students like to use the summer vacation to work. The youth organization of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB Youth) explains the most important Guidelines For holiday work:

1. Treaty:

Students should only start in the holiday job with a valid contract. The employment contract should be concluded in advance and clearly determine which tasks, working hours and which payment have been agreed, DGB-Bundesjugendsterslätär Kristof Becker recommends.

2. Activities:

According to Becker, dangerous work is fundamentally prohibited for children and adolescents under the age of 18. That is important Youth Labor Protection Act. This determines the exact conditions under which holiday work is allowed. Accordingly, only slight activities are allowed. For example, gardening, playing newspapers or doing messenger work.

3. Working hours:

Working hours are also clearly regulated for young people. From the 13th to the age of 14, children are only allowed to work with the consent of the parents. And only up to two hours a day – between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Three hours are allowed in agriculture.

Young people from 15 to 17 years are allowed in the Holidays work up to four weeks. During this time you can work between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. in the evening, but not more than 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week.

There are various exceptions for older students: Those who are already 16 years old can also work in restaurants until 10 p.m.

The breaks are also defined. If you are still under 18 and work more than 4.5 hours, you are entitled to at least 30 minutes of break. With more than 6 hours of working time, the breaks must be at least 60 minutes.

4. Merit:

The minimum wage of 12.82 euros gross per hour is generally also valid for holiday work: