Freelance work (freie Mitarbeit) refers to a self-employed activity in which a person works regularly for a client without being embedded in their organisation or bound by instructions. It is classic in media, education, translation, coaching, IT and creative professions. Unlike an employment contract, it creates no social-insurance or labour-law obligations for the client.
Freelancers invoice their services and are responsible for their own health, long-term-care and pension insurance. Certain occupational groups – such as publicists or artists – can use the German Künstlersozialkasse for social cover. It is important that there are actually multiple clients or a clearly defined work or service contract; otherwise the activity may be reclassified as bogus self-employment.
For candidates, freelance work can be a useful bridge – during a career change, a return to work or the transition from employment to self-employment. Anyone seeking long-term stability is usually better served by salaried employment.
Lunigi focuses on salaried roles; freelance opportunities surface only when explicitly sought.