Real help – Real pay – Really insured
Helpers have statutory accident insurance while working.
Help at home.A side job next door.
echt.job brings households together with pupils and students aged 18+ from the neighbourhood. Registered with the Minijob-Zentrale (Germany’s mini-job office), the money sits in escrow.
Households and pupils and students aged 18+ from the neighbourhood – registered, money in escrow.
Registered
via the household cheque procedure of the Minijob-Zentrale
Money in escrow
with our licensed payment partner
Accident insurance
statutory for helpers, via the household cheque procedure
Data in the EU
your ID never reaches us
How it works
Three steps. Two sides. One job.
Post a job
Pick the task, the date and the hourly pay – in about two minutes.
Apply
Helpers nearby see the date and the pay and apply.
echt.job does the rest
Money in escrow, registration with the Minijob-Zentrale, pay without a platform cut.
For households
Reliable help –
without a bad conscience.
- Up to €510 a year in tax relief (§ 35a EStG)
- Registered via the household cheque procedure
- You choose – money safe in escrow
For pupils and students aged 18+
The side job
where you decide.
- At least €13.90/hr – you see the pay up front
- No platform cut from your pay
- Statutory accident insurance on every job
Starting in Tübingen
Is echt.job already near you?
Around 28,000 students, one town: we’re starting in Tübingen and the surrounding area, and more university towns will follow.
Launch area: Tübingen and the surrounding area.
The check runs in your browser only, your postcode is not sent anywhere. Whether your address is included is checked precisely by the app when you sign up.
Norman
Founder, echt.job
Who is behind it
Built in Tübingen – not in Silicon Valley.
It started in my own neighbourhood: older households looking for reliable help – and around 28,000 students in the same town who could do exactly that. What stands between them is mostly red tape. echt.job clears it away.
Before echt.job: a doctorate in business informatics on business models and cloud, then a management consultant in sales and business development at a telecommunications group. Now I’m building echt.job — as a founder, with everything I have, Tübingen first.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is echt.job?
A marketplace for household help on a mini-job basis: households post jobs, and pupils and students aged 18+ nearby apply. echt.job files the registration with the Minijob-Zentrale and handles the payment through escrow.
What does it cost?
Nothing for helpers. Households pay a service fee: 15% for the first 10 bookings, then 10%, VAT included in both cases. No commission on the pay.
Is this officially registered?
Yes. Every job runs through the household cheque procedure of the Minijob-Zentrale – echt.job files the registration on your behalf.
Where and when does echt.job start?
In autumn 2026 in Tübingen, followed by more university towns. Sign up below to be the first to know.
echt.job runs in Tübingen and the surrounding area. Get the app and start.
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