Flexi-jobs & student jobs in hospitality

In hospitality, the flexi-job scheme has existed since 2015, longer than in any other sector. Cafés, restaurants and hotels in Flanders use it to cover their weekend and evening peaks, alongside students who work up to 650 hours a year at reduced contributions. A venue posts a shift for floor, bar or kitchen on AnyShift and you respond from the app.

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An evening in hospitality

How a hospitality shift goes

An evening shift in a brasserie usually runs from half past five until after midnight. Click a moment to read what you do at that point.

Waiter laying tables and setting out glasses in an empty brasserie before service — 17:30Setting up

Waiter taking an order from guests on a busy terrace — 17:30Setting up

You start before the guests arrive. You lay the tables, set out cutlery and glasses and open up the terrace. The owner or chef quickly goes through the bookings and the dish of the day, so you know what you are selling that night.
As a waiter you take orders, bring drinks and keep an eye on your tables. A venue usually gives you a fixed section, so you don't have to cover the whole room.
Around eight it gets busiest. As bar staff you pour beer, make cocktails and handle payments. Speed matters, but so does a well-poured pint: that is what a venue looks at.
As kitchen help you chop vegetables, plate simple dishes and keep up with the washing up. It is where you learn fastest how a service works, even without experience.
The terrace comes inside, the bar gets wiped down and the kitchen is left clean. If you are 16 or 17, your shift ends at 11 pm at the latest. If you are 15, at 8 pm. Then you close up and your hours are in the app.

Common roles: Waiter (fri and sat evening), Bartender (evening and weekend), Kitchen assistant (afternoon and evening), Barista (morning), Table clearer (weekend lunchtime), Breakfast attendant (6 to 11 am).

What jobs can you do in hospitality?

What does a waiter do?

You take orders, bring food and drinks to the table and handle payment at the table. Usually you get a fixed section in the dining room or on the terrace.

No experience needed, but good Dutch

What does a bartender do?

You pull pints, pour wine and soft drinks, make coffee and sometimes cocktails. In a café you also take payment at the bar.

You learn to pull a pint on your first shift

What does a kitchen assistant do?

You chop vegetables, prepare simple cold dishes and help the cook plate up. In between you keep your station clean.

No experience needed, but follow hygiene rules

What does a dishwasher do?

You keep up with the washing-up during service, load and unload the dishwasher and put everything back in its place. Without you the kitchen grinds to a halt.

No experience needed

Why work in hospitality?

Hospitality is where students and flexi-jobbers most often get started. There are a few good reasons for that.

Student serving guests on a terrace on a Friday evening

Work when others are off

Most shifts fall on Friday and Saturday evenings and on Sundays. That fits around your classes or a full-time job.

New staff member clearing plates while a colleague explains

Start without experience

Clearing tables and helping in the kitchen you learn in one evening. After a few shifts you are working the floor or behind the bar.

Waiter serving a Sunday brunch to a family

Extra on Sundays and holidays

In hospitality you get 2 euros an hour extra on a Sunday or public holiday in 2026, up to 12 euros a day.

Corner café on a Flemish street with people on the terrace

Always a venue nearby

Every Flemish city has cafés, restaurants and hotels. After a late shift you are home in no time.

What do you earn in hospitality?

We deliberately leave out amounts here: they change with every indexation. Here is how your pay is set.

As a student worker

Your pay follows the scale of joint committee 302 for the hotel industry. For young student workers the minimum can be lower, depending on your age.

As a flexi-jobber

You get at least the minimum flexi wage for hospitality, plus flexi holiday pay. A venue may pay more. The minimum is indexed every year.

What comes on top

On Sundays and public holidays hospitality pays a supplement per hour. Tips from guests go to the team.

Where you see the amount

The hourly wage is listed with every shift in the app, so you know it before you respond.

Student hourly pay by age

Student or flexi-jobber in hospitality?

	Student worker	Flexi-jobber
Who can?	You are enrolled in education. You can start from 16, or from 15 after the first two years of secondary school.	You work at least 4/5 elsewhere or you are retired.
How much can you work?	Up to 650 hours a year at reduced contributions.	No hours cap. Your flexi income is tax-free up to 18,440 euros a year, with no cap for pensioners.
What does the state withhold?	A solidarity contribution of 2.71 percent.	You pay no social contributions yourself.
Late hours	If you are 16 or 17, your shift ends at 11 pm at the latest. If you are 15, at 8 pm. You work no more than one Sunday in two.	No extra restriction.
In hospitality since	Always.	2015, the first sector with flexi-jobs.

All the rules for 2026Rules checked on 7 October 2026.

Hospitality close to home

How to start

Step 1
Apply
Pick a shift in the app and tap apply.
Step 2
Get accepted
The business picks you and your contract is ready.
Step 3
Clock in
Arrive on time and clock in through the app.
Step 4
Work your shift
You work and break when it's allowed.
Step 5
Get paid
Clock out, your pay follows within days.

Something more specific?

Then pick one type of venue.

Catering

On location for caterers: weddings, receptions and company parties, from set-up to clear-down.

Restaurants

Joining one service, lunch or dinner, on the floor or behind the pass.

Hotels

Front desk and rooms, seven days a week, with early, late and night shifts.

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For shifters

Looking for a hospitality job as a student or flexi-jobber

Shifts as waiter, bartender, barista or kitchen help
Date and time listed with every shift
You choose which shifts you take

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For businesses

Need hospitality staff for your busiest shifts?

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Responses from local students and flexi-jobbers
Contract and declaration handled digitally

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Frequently asked questions

From what age can you work in hospitality?

As a student you can work from 16, or from 15 once you have finished the first two years of secondary school. If you are 16 or 17, your shift ends at 11 pm at the latest. If you are 15, at 8 pm. As a minor you work no more than one Sunday in two. A flexi-job is only possible if you work at least four fifths elsewhere or are retired, so not as a student.

Is working in hospitality hard?

A hospitality shift is physical: you stand and walk all evening, carry plates and trays and work in a hot kitchen or on a busy terrace. The peak around eight is the hardest part. Good shoes help, and most places start you on a quieter task like clearing tables. After a few shifts you know the rhythm and it feels a lot lighter.

Who can do a flexi-job in hospitality?

Anyone who works at least four fifths for another employer or is retired qualifies for a flexi-job in hospitality. That condition is assessed on the third quarter before the employment, and hospitality is the sector where the scheme has existed since 2015. Students do not fall under that scheme but work on a student contract at reduced contributions.

Which hours and peaks are typical for hospitality shifts?

Most hospitality shifts fall on Friday and Saturday evenings, on Sunday afternoons and during the terrace season from April to September. Hotels also look for early breakfast shifts, and venues in tourist cities peak in summer and around the end of the year. A shift usually lasts four to eight hours, with a late finish for evening service.

What do I need to start in hospitality?

A valid identity card, a bank account and, for students, a current enrolment at a school or college. Experience with a till system, carrying trays or an espresso machine is a plus but not a requirement at every venue. Complete your profile with the tasks you already master, so a venue can quickly see what you can be deployed for.

Can I work after midnight in hospitality as a student?

Yes, students aged 18 or over may also work late in the evening and after midnight in hospitality. Stricter rules on night work and rest periods apply to minors, and many venues give them lunchtime or early evening shifts. Check the finishing time of every shift, so you can also plan your journey home.

How much do you earn with a flexi-job in hospitality?

Hospitality has its own indexed minimum flexi wage per hour, flexi holiday pay included. A venue may pay more, up to a legal maximum. For employees, flexi income is tax-free up to € 18,440 a year; for pensioners there is no ceiling.

Flexi-jobs & student jobs in hospitality

How a hospitality shift goes