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Employment consulting for freelancers in Germany who are ready to move into permanent roles—contracts, timelines, and wind-down steps handled with care.
Flagship consultation
Freelancer-to-permanent transition advisory
When a German employer offers you a permanent contract, the gap between “yes” and day one is crowded: client notices, Probezeit language, insurance calls, and cash-flow timing. Our flagship advisory maps that gap into a written plan and guided check-ins until you start.
- Status review of freelance commitments and the draft employment terms
- Timeline for wind-down, last invoices, and first Gehalt
- Preparation for salary and conditions conversations
Related consultations
Shorter engagements when you need a contract read, a client wind-down sequence, or a clear comparison between staying freelance and accepting permanent terms.
Employment Contract Clarity Session
A focused review of a German permanent employment draft before you sign—probation, non-compete, IP, and working-time clauses explained in plain English.
Freelance Wind-Down Planning
Practical sequencing for closing or pausing client work: notice wording, final invoices, equipment return, and how to avoid overlapping obligations with your new employer.
Offer Comparison & Conditions Coaching
Side-by-side comparison of permanent offers versus staying freelance—salary, benefits, vacation, remote rules, and long-term stability for your household.
Grounded in how German employment actually starts
We work with freelancers who already know their craft. What they need is a calm reading of Arbeitsvertrag language, a polite way to end client retainers, and a checklist for Krankenversicherung and tax-status change—not motivational slogans.
“I had already accepted the offer when I booked the transition advisory. The contract session caught a non-compete that would have blocked my old niche for eighteen months. We renegotiated before signing—worth the awkward email.”
Field notes from recent transitions
Practical reading on offers, insurance questions, and closing projects before permanent employment begins.
Social insurance questions freelancers ask before becoming employees
Krankenversicherung, pension continuity, and what to clarify with your insurer when your status changes from self-employed to employed in Germany.
Closing client projects without burning bridges before day one
A practical order of operations for notices, handovers, and final invoices when a permanent start date is already on the calendar.