Field help: (2019) Name of the primary place of work
(possible additional explanation)

The "primary place of work" (die erste Arbeitsstätte) is a stationary operational facility belonging to the employer, to which the employee is permanently assigned. This assignment is primarily carried out by the employer on the basis of labour or service law provisions, whether in written or verbal form. However, even without an explicit determination by the employer, a permanent assignment is assumed you are employed at the place of work for a longer period of time, for example

• indefinite ("until further notice"),
• for the entire duration of the employment relationship (temporary or indefinite) or
• over a period of more than 48 months.

If you have multiple places of work, the amount of time spent working there could also be decisive in assessing whether an operational facility is your "primary place of work". This would be the case if your employment contract stipulates that you work there for

• usually every working day,
• two full working days per week or
• at least one-third of your agreed normal working hours.

From 2014, unlike in the past, a "primary place of work" may also be

• a stationary facility belonging to an affiliated company (subsidiary)
• a stationary facility belonging to a third-party company, or even at a customer's company (subcontracted or temporary work)
• an educational institution that is visited outside of the employment relationship, for the purpose of full-time study or full-time training.

"Primary place of work" can therefore also be a customer's company or an affiliated company, if you work there for a longer period. However, this applies only if you are assigned to this company permanently by your employer. This is always the case if you initially work there for more than 48 months or for the entire duration of the employment.

Vehicles, aeroplanes or boats are not a "primary place of work", as these are not stationary facilities belonging to the employer. The same applies to the home office, as this is not one of your employer's facilities.