Assistants
The contract is concluded between the contracting parties and the State of Bremen. The University of Bremen, in this case the respective organizational units, such as faculties or institutes, hereinafter referred to as "areas," acts on behalf of the State of Bremen. Department 05 is solely responsible for forwarding contracts to Performa Nord.
The area is legally obliged to keep an original set of contract documents for at least 3 years and bears full responsibility for contract conclusion, contract monitoring, and contract amendments (both legally and substantively).
Performa Nord requires an original set of the contract documents for the purpose of processing salary payments as proof of payment.
Important Notes
As of April 1, 2024, each student assistant receives €13.25 per hour.
The marginal employment limit is set at 40 hours per month.
Starting November 1, 2024, the remuneration for student assistants will increase to €13.46 per hour, and as of February 1, 2025, it will rise to €14.28 per hour.
Further information, such as hourly rates and forms, can be found in the internal section.
Contact
Room: 2310 VWG (Administration Building)
Phone: +49 421 218 60206
Email: hilfskraefteprotect me ?!uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de
FAQ´s
General Information
Anyone who is officially enrolled at a university or college may be employed as a student assistant.
The following additional conditions must be met:
- No semester leave of absence
- No doctoral studies
- No dual study program
- No long-term students (over 25 semesters)
- Must have valid health insurance
- Non-EU citizens must have a valid passport and residence permit that covers the entire contract period.
The status of belonging to the group of regular students requires that a scientific education is pursued in a structured course of study with a specific professional goal, and that the student complies with an educational regulation related to or building upon the studies. Regular students include those enrolled (matriculated) at a university or a school aimed at professional education, and whose time and effort are predominantly dedicated to their studies. This is generally assumed if any additional employment does not exceed 20 hours per week.
Participants in dual study programs are not considered regular students in this sense but are subject to compulsory social insurance as employees in vocational training.
Source: DRV
The employee, when subject to mandatory pension insurance, voluntarily pays from their earnings the difference between the flat rate and the general contribution rate of 3.7% (⇒ 18.6% - 15%). This happens automatically if the employee does not object.
The employee can object to the mandatory pension insurance in writing by attaching the waiver form to the contract.
The waiver of mandatory pension insurance means ⇒ the employee has fewer deductions, resulting in a higher net payout.
At the University of Bremen, student assistants are allowed to work a maximum of 74 hours per month; otherwise, their student status may be revoked.
When limiting the working hours to 74 hours per month, all secondary employment must be taken into account.
Students are allowed to have multiple contracts; however, these must not exceed the general hour limit (42 hours or 74 hours).
One can have a minor employment contract in addition to a primary job. All additional minor contracts will be combined with the primary employment and are subject to full social security contributions.
A change notification must be created for any contract amendments that affect payments and sent exclusively to Department 05.
The following actions are taken:
- Adjustment of the central database
- Forwarding of the change notification to Performa Nord
Per contract, only one increase is allowed via a change notification. In such cases, the change notification must be submitted in writing or via email to Department 05 (current forms are available on our website). A reduction in the contract is possible at any time.
Please inform the students that they must notify the responsible department of any changes related to their contracts.
This includes:
- Change of address
- Change of health insurance
- Additional contracts
Note: These non-payment-related changes must be independently forwarded by the respective departments to PerformaNord.
The vacation entitlement is regulated by the Federal Vacation Act (cf. § 3 BUrlG from 20.04.2013).
According to the BUrlG, the entitlement is 24 days of vacation, but this applies to a 6-day workweek. For a 5-day workweek, the entitlement is proportionally reduced to 20 days per year. Since work at the University of Bremen is characterized by flexible working hours, the entitlement is converted into hours. Below you will find an explanation of the calculation and a table for determining the vacation entitlement:
The legislator has introduced a transition area for the low-wage sector to reduce the burden of high social security contributions compared to regular earners, which also applies to student assistant contracts.
Employment falls within the transition area if the salary ranges from €520.01 to €2,000 and the upper limit is not regularly exceeded.
Source: Deutsche Rentenversicherung
Ablauf
1. The original contract with all accompanying documents (in particular: current enrollment certificate and a copy of the health insurance card/contract) is sent to Department 05 after funding has been clarified and reviewed by the staff council.
2. In Department 05, the contract is entered into a central database.
3. After entry, the entire process is usually forwarded to Performa Nord within one day and uploaded into SAP once a month (at the end of the month).
4. A copy of the contract must be provided to the students by the respective departments.
- The contracts must be signed by both contracting parties.
- All necessary forms and documents must be correctly and completely filled out.
- Contracts must be concluded for whole months! The contract must always start on the 1st of a month and end on the last day of the final contract month. Note for leap years: February 29, 2024.
- All contracts must have a unique contract number for better distinction and control. Contract numbers should not include areas or years in encoded form.
You can find a checklist for contract completeness here.
[Translate to English:]
Eine wesentliche Änderung für ausländische Studierende seit 2005 ist, dass nunmehr eine Aufenthaltserlaubnis gemäß § 16 Abs. 1 AufenthG automatisch mit einer Arbeitsgenehmigung erteilt wird.
Diese Arbeitsgenehmigung berechtigt gemäß § 16, Abs. 3 AufenthG zur Ausübung einer Beschäftigung, die insgesamt 90 Tage oder 180 halbe Tage im Jahr nicht überschreitet, zur Ausübung von Nebentätigkeiten.
Sofern es sich bei den Tätigkeiten um "studiumfördernde" Nebentätigkeiten (das heißt, die Tätigkeit muss zum Studium passen) handelt, werden diese Arbeitstage nicht auf die 90/180 Tage angerechnet. Unsere Hilfskraftverträge werden stets für Tätigkeiten in Lehre und Forschung vergeben. Die wissenschaftlichen Aufgaben sind Voraussetzung für die Vergabe eines studentischen Hilfskraftvertrages. Demnach findet die o.g. Regel hier keine Anwendung.
Bei einer nicht studentischen Nebentätigkeit muss die 90/180-Tage-Regelung beachtet werden.
[Translate to English:]
Die Studentischen Hilfskräfte erhalten ihre Bezüge (Gehälter) in Höhe der durchschnittlichen monatlichen Stunden am 15. des Folgemonats.
Da die Zahlungen zum 15. des Folgemonats erfolgen, ist große Sorgfalt bei Vertragsänderungen und –abschlüssen notwendig. Dies bedeutet: alle Meldungen an das Referat 05 müssen noch vor Vertragsende erfolgen, damit die letzte Zahlung angepasst werden kann.
Der Stundennachweis dient der Kontrolle der Arbeitszeit und nicht zur Zahlungsanweisung. Er verbleibt 2 Jahre im zuständigen Bereich zur Aufbewahrung.
Die Gehaltsabrechnungen werden mit der Hauspost an die jeweiligen Fachbereiche oder Insti-tute per interne Postfächer weitergeleitet.
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Der komplette Vertrag wird zum ersten Vertragsmonat mit seiner Gesamtsumme der Finanzstelle oder dem Fond im SAP-System belastet.
Jahresübergreifende Verträge werden in zwei Teilen gebucht. Der erste Teil im laufenden Jahr und der zweite Teil wird periodengerecht (Buchungsdatum 01.01.20xx) für das Folgejahr gebucht.
Gesamtsumme des Vertrages = Stundenkostensatz x Gesamtstundenzahl + (Performaentgelt x Vertragslaufzeit)
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