Expansion of flexi-job sectors from 2024
November 2023 - In autumn, the federal government reached an agreement on the 2024 budget. This agreement includes the measure that flexi-jobs will be extended to 12 new sectors from 1 January 2024.
With this measure, the federal government aims to address staff shortages in these sectors, allowing employers to deploy additional staff flexibly. This extension will make flexi-jobs possible, in addition to the 10 current sectors, in the following sectors: education, childcare, public sports and culture sector, agriculture and horticulture, buses and coaches, automotive sector, food industry, funeral sector, moving sector, driving schools, event sector and real estate sector.
Stronger social protection
Today, the stipulated minimum wage for a flexi-jobber is EUR 11.81 per hour. From now on, this amount will be regulated by sector and will therefore vary by sector.
Flexible work will be subject to the scale applicable to ordinary workers in the sector. A flexi-jobber will be able to earn slightly more. An exception applies to the hotel and catering industry - the sector with the most flexi-jobbers. In this sector, the minimum wage for a flexi-jobber will remain €11.81 per hour.
Employer contribution
The government is raising the employer contribution from 25% to 28%.
Ceiling
Per year, there is a ceiling of about EUR 12,000 that a flexi-jobber can earn. Above this amount, he is taxed on the balance. Flexi work may take place for a minimum of 3 hours and a maximum of 9 hours in one day. For pensioners (over 65), there will be no ceiling: they can earn additional income untaxed. For early retirees, however, there will be a ceiling, of EUR 7,190 untaxed additional earnings per year.
Who can start with a flexi job?
To work as a flexi-jobber, one must be retired or work at least 4/5ths. New: anyone switching from full-time employment to 4/5th employment will now have to wait six months before starting work as a flexi-jobber.
This information remains subject to change until all legal texts are published.
