Seasonal workers should work longer without social security contributions from 2026.
2025-08-18 12:00
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Fruchthandel.de
The new regulation is intended to apply to harvest workers on fruit, vegetable, and wine farms, provided that they work between March 1 and October 31 of a calendar year. The measure was already announced in the black-red coalition agreement.
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