Posting abroad

If you billprocess an order viathrough Smart and carry it out this order wholly or partly outside Germany, you must inform Smart at least 10 days before the start of your stay abroad.abroad. This also applies to temporarily working from abroadabroad, (for example from a home office/"workation")office or as part of a “workation”.

Please complete the delegationposting abroad form. Our payrollPayroll teamTeam will then take care of applying for the A1 certificate and submittingcompleting itthe tonecessary yournotifications. healthYou insurance provider. You'llcan find the A1 certificate in your Mein Smart folder.

For temporary work assignments carried outorders as part of your employment with Smart in the EU, the EEA states (Iceland, Norway,Norway and Liechtenstein), Switzerland or the United Kingdom, a posting may apply. In this case, Smart ismust requiredassess tothe post youposting and apply for the A1 certificate prior to the start of the assignment.certificate. The A1 certificate may be checked by the relevant authorities abroad.in the country where you are working.

The A1 certificate confirms that you are subject toGerman social security legislation continues to apply during your order abroad. It therefore serves as proof that, in Germanyprinciple, andyou thatremain covered by the country in which you are temporarily working may not deduct additionalGerman social security contributionssystem fromfor yourthis salary.period.

If you regularly work regularly at the same location, an A1 certificate with a longer period of validity periodmay canalso be issued;issued. however,However, it canis only be valid for the duration of your Smart employment contract.with Smart.

The posting procedure is not possible forin the following cases:

• Non-

  For non-EU nationals workingwho temporarily work in Switzerland, Denmark, the United Kingdom or the EEA states ofcountries Iceland, Norway or Liechtenstein

• Nationals

  For nationals of Iceland, Norway or Liechtenstein workingwho temporarily work in Switzerland

• For Swiss nationals workingwho temporarily work in the EEA states ofcountries Iceland, Norway or Liechtenstein

If you plan to work for a limited period in a country outside the EU, SwitzerlandEEA orand the EEA, that country may have concludedSwitzerland, a social security agreement withmay exist between that country and Germany. InUnder suchcertain cases,conditions, Smart may also be able to post you, allowing you to avoid doubleGerman social security contributions.legislation may continue to apply, and a corresponding certificate may be requested. Please contact us if thisyou appliesplan to yourwork situation.in such a country.