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Holiday season staff (shops, gift wrapping)
In November and December, shops, warehouses and Christmas markets need extra staff.
How to get started
- Apply from October: end-of-year staff are recruited early.
- Target big retail chains, shopping centres and parcel warehouses.
- Offer your availability at weekends and in the evenings.
- Be ready for longer hours in December.
Skills needed
- Customer contact
Tools and equipment needed
- Nothing in particular
Offers near you
Latest offers related to this idea. Choose your municipality to see the nearest ones.
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Source: Le Forem · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Updated 30 Oct 2026
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Source: Le Forem · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Updated 30 Oct 2026
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Reference: 26-190
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See all offers Choose or change municipality
Sources: Le Forem (CC BY-SA 4.0), Ville de Tours (Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab)). Belgium: job offers in Wallonia (Le Forem). France: flea markets, car boot sales, second-hand fairs and markets everywhere (DATAtourisme); job offers only in Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées (France Travail), in Île-de-France (offers from the Region), in Tours (City and Metropole), plus Groupe BPCE offers across France. Brussels, Flanders and the rest of France will come later.
Good tips
- Some shops run gift-wrapping stands over the holidays.
Watch out for
- Schedules can be very busy just before Christmas.
Rules to know
France
Fixed-term contract (CDD) or temporary agency assignment.
Belgium
Employment contract, temporary agency contract or student contract.
Rules to know in the guide
Simplified summary: check the official websites before you start.
How much it pays
Indicative amount, varies with region, experience and demand. Before tax and social contributions.
France
Estimate From €12.31 gross per hour
Legal minimum: the Smic, for a short contract or temporary agency work.
Indicative example: about €530 gross per month for 10 h per week.
By region
- Mayotte: From €9.56 gross per hour. In Mayotte, the Smic is €9.56 gross per hour.
Source: Service-Public.fr: French minimum wage (Smic) from 1 June 2026 · Checked on 24 Oct 2026
Belgium
Estimate From €10.72 to €13.56 gross per hour
Legal minimum by age (from an 18-year-old student to an adult), unless a more favourable sector rate applies.
Indicative example: about €460 to €590 gross per month for 10 h per week.
Source: Bruxelles-J: student minimum wage · Checked on 24 Oct 2026
Where to find opportunities and information
- Le Forem (via ODWB) (Belgium: Wallonia)
Job offers in Wallonia: student jobs, flexi-jobs, one-day assignments and part-time offers are shown in “Near me”, updated every 6 hours. - France Travail (open data des départements) (France: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie)
France Travail offers from the last 7 days republished by Pyrénées-Atlantiques (data.le64.fr) and Hautes-Pyrénées (opendata.ha-py.fr, including the Adour Madiran community of communes). Only small jobs (part-time, temporary agency work, seasonal work, fixed-term contracts of 6 months or less, work-study) are shown in “Near me”, updated every 6 hours. The Seine-Saint-Denis dataset has not been updated since August 2026: it is skipped automatically. - France Travail (France)
Job offers in France. - Student@Work (Belgium)
Official Belgian student job hour counter.