Workplace & Culture

Nebentätigkeit

side job / secondary employment

What it means

Any paid work outside a main employment contract. Many German employment contracts require notifying, or getting approval from, the main employer before taking one on.

In practice

Check your Arbeitsvertrag's Nebentätigkeit clause before freelancing on the side — some require written sign-off.

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