Pseudo self-employment

Problem areas with bogus self-employment

• Labor law.
• Social security law.
• Tax law.
• Criminal law.

The right contract design

• Service contract - contract for work.
• employment contract.
• Other contract types.
• Delimitation criteria.
• "Do's and don'ts" when drafting contracts.
• Actual execution of the contract.
• Special occupational groups: Interim manager, freelancer, consultant, honorary doctor, lecturer, journalist, production employee, sales representative, musician, actor, shareholder-manager, etc.

Intermediate company structure - third contracting party?

• Problem of being bound by instructions and integration into the company.
• Problem of concealed employee leasing.

The status determination procedure at the German Pension Insurance Association

• When is it mandatory?
• When does it make sense?
• How does it work?
• Changes after status determination.
• Interactions with other areas of law (in particular criminal law).

Pseudo self-employment discovered - what now?

• Discovery through management.
• Detection by Employees.
• Disclosure by DRV Bund.
• Detection by investigating authorities.
• A proper reappraisal of the past.
• Shaping the future correctly.
• Pitfalls and typical mistakes when dealing with problematic situations and investigating authorities.

Legitimate alternatives to bogus self-employment

Dealing with regulatory challenges

Outlook for the future

Current case law