Employing as a Foreign Company in Germany

When foreign companies wish to conduct business in Germany, we would typically always recommend to incorporate a deditcated legal entity in Germany. There are several company forms to choose from and from all available company forms the GmbH (German limited) is probably the most used form, as it provides great flexibility to sustainably develop business in Germany.

However, sometimes foreign companies would like to employee talent in Germany (e.g. a sales manager to develop business in Germany, or a technical engineer to provide customer service in the field) without incorporating a German legal entity.

This is usually the case when a foreign company would like to test the German market without engaging in greater responsibilities. Once the German market has been successfully tested and more opportunities are arising a German GmbH can be established at a later point in time.

When foreign companies wish to employ talent in Germany withouth the need to incorporate a new German legal entity, we can help with the following services

• Implementation of a permanent representative in Germany
• Support with work contracts to meet the specific German requirements and regulations. *
• Obtaining a obligatory German payroll tax number
• Providing a dedicated payroll specialist who will be the point of contact for both, the foreign employer, as well as the employed permanent representative in Germany
• Monthly payroll calculations and reporting
• Access to the payroll portal

We support foreign companies that wish to employ employees in Germany withouth the need of incorporating their own German legal entity.