A promise by Hainzelman
For every active digital employee, Hainzelman pays a symbolic employee contribution into projects that mirror the pillars of the German social-security system. Bindingly committed, transparently disclosed.
Employee share
3 %
Hainzelman · included in the price
Employer share
+3 %
Client · voluntary, cancellable monthly
The parity principle of German social insurance — applied to the digital employee.
The principle
When you hire an employee, you pay their salary — which already includes the social contributions they bear themselves. The employer share you pay on top.
It's exactly the same for a digital employee. Its employee share flows into projects that mirror the pillars of the German social-security system — Hainzelman covers it out of the role price. The employer share you take on if you wish. Just as you would for any human colleague.
“Like a human colleague, it pays its share into projects that mirror social insurance — through Hainzelman.”
Three areas where the skills shortage is most acute — along the pillars of German social insurance.
50 %
Qualification instead of displacement — for the people whose tasks are changing.
30 %
The area with the greatest skills shortage.
20 %
Against old-age poverty among low earners.
In the education & reskilling pillar, DigiFair's contributions go to Hacker School.
Hacker School is a non-profit organisation from Hamburg that gets children and teenagers excited about programming. In its courses, volunteer “Inspirers” from the tech industry share their hands-on knowledge and show young people how digital technology works — and how to shape it themselves.
More about Hacker SchoolHainzelman anchors the employee share firmly in the role price — not as a campaign, but as part of every engagement.
The contribution is clearly quantified: 3 % of the role price, included in the price. The employer share appears as a separate line item on the invoice.
The contribution is 3 % of the monthly role price — not a flat fee. For a standard role at €500 that's €15; for a specialist role at €1,500 it's €45.
You can voluntarily match the same share as the employer contribution.
That way, up to 6 % per role flows into projects that mirror the social system. On the invoice the employer share is a separate line item — cancellable monthly, no lock-in.
DigiFair is a binding social promise by Hainzelman: for every active digital employee, a symbolic contribution of 3 % of the role price is paid into social projects. The model applies the parity principle of social insurance to AI employees.
DigiFair is run by Hainzelman GmbH, based in Halstenbek, Germany. It is an initiative by Hainzelman rather than a separate company — the social promise of an AI provider for its digital employees.
The contribution is 3 % of the monthly role price and is included in the price. For a standard role at €500 that's €15; for a specialist role at €1,500 it's €45. Clients can voluntarily match the same share as an employer contribution (+3 %).
Into three areas along the pillars of German social insurance: 50 % to education & reskilling, 30 % to care, and 20 % against old-age poverty. The selection follows the greatest skills shortage — which is most acute in care.
No. DigiFair is voluntary and not required by law. These are deliberately symbolic shares — a kind of social contribution for AI — with which Hainzelman leads the way while remaining open to future statutory rules.
Yes. DigiFair is intended as a model that other AI providers can adopt. Hainzelman sees fair AI for small and medium-sized businesses as an invitation — the more providers contribute, the greater the impact.
No. They are deliberately symbolic shares adapted to the economic logic of a digital employee — not the full statutory social-insurance rates. They mirror the parity principle without replicating it one to one.
No. The 3 % employee share is always included in the role price and borne by Hainzelman. The additional 3 % employer share you take on voluntarily — cancellable monthly, no lock-in.
The employer share appears as its own clearly quantified line item on your invoice. How you classify it for tax is best clarified with your tax advisor — we disclose it transparently.
Into three areas along the pillars of German social insurance: 50 % to education & reskilling, 30 % to care, and 20 % to projects against old-age poverty. The selection follows the greatest skills shortage.
DigiFair belongs to every role you fill with Hainzelman. Tell us where it pinches — we'll say honestly whether a digital employee helps.
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