Rippling makes it easy to onboard German contractors. Send out contracts in minutes. In a single onboarding flow, contractors can sign agreements, submit required payroll and KYC information, and even set up their email account or apps—all in a few minutes from their phone.
At a glance
Hire and pay contractors in Germany
It can be daunting to hire German independent contractors. You have to classify them correctly according to the regulations set out by the German Federal Labor Court. And you need to determine the amount of risk you’re taking, by confirming which business structure they’re operating under: a UG, GmbH, Liberal Professional, or Sole Proprietorship. With Rippling, you can easily determine all of the above and grow your global team quickly and compliantly.
Worry-free compliance
Take our free quizAvoid misclassifying contractors in Germany
Rippling can help you avoid costly misclassification mistakes. Worried that your German contractors are misclassified? Try our free classification assessment to find out.
Global workforce management
Support your German contractors right out of the box with Rippling
Simplified onboarding
Onboard contractors in Germany in 90 seconds
Global workforce management
Seamlessly transition contractors to employees
As your business grows, your workforce is likely to change. You can easily transition a contractor to an employee in minutes while preserving any historical data via Rippling EOR or your own entity. Through the transition, you'll retain historical documents and payroll data, and the contractor can retain their email and systems access.
App & IT management
Set up and manage your German contractors’ IT needs
Give contractors access to apps like Google Workspace and Slack with a few clicks—and remove it just as easily at the end of their contracts. You can increase security by enforcing multi-factor authentication and even set up workflows to automatically alert you of any suspicious login activity.
Contractor compensation
Easily pay German contractors in EUR
Easily pay contractors in your currency or EUR. And if you need to pay someone off-cycle for a late invoice? You can do that in minutes. Contractor payments are tied to invoices and integrated time-tracking, saving you manual data entry in pay runs and creating a papertrail to protect against misclassification risk.
Looking to hire employees in Germany instead?
Check out our hiring guide in Germany