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Info Salary

Minimum gross wage

Applicable to posted workers

12 EUR per hour construction worker without experience (wage class c) germany

Salary per category

17.61 until 25.23 EUR per hour (western germany)

14.9 until 24.26 EUR per hour east germany

17.41 until 24.91 EUR per hour (berlin)

Info Working time

Daily

Monday until thursday 8 hours winter period december until march

Friday 6 hours winter period december until march

Monday until thursday 8.5 hours april to november

Friday 7 hours april to november

Weekly

41 hours april to november

38 hours winter period

Overtime

2 hours per day maximum

Info Travel abroad and lodging

Within Germany

Travel allowance

0.2 EUR per km with own car - maximum 20 euros/day

Meal allowance

Daily home to workplace

6 EUR over 75 km until 200 km daily

7 EUR over 200 km until 300 km daily

8 EUR over 300 km until 400 km daily

Weekly home to workplace

Over 75 km until 200 km 9 EUR 2 per week

Over 200 km until 300 km 18 EUR 2 per week

Over 300 km until 400 km 27 EUR 2 per week

Over 400 km 39 EUR 2 per week

Accommodation allowance

24 EUR until 28 EUR per day

+ 4 EUR per day

Info Premiums

Overtime

25 % of salary per hour

Night work

From 8:00 pm until 5:00 am

20 % of salary per hour

Working on Saturdays

Allowed

if works council agrees, no premiums

Working on Sundays

Allowed - if public authorities agree

75 % of salary per hour

Working on public holidays

Allowed - if public authorities agree

Max 200 % of salary per hour

Shift work

Allowed - if works council agrees

Hazardous work

0.3 until 71.6 EUR per hour

Annual holidays allowance

20 % of gross salary

13th month

Max 113 hours wages - in most parts of western germany

Info Holidays

Number of holidays

30 days per year

Info

The legal minimum is 20 days/year. The social partners agreed on 30 days/year for the construction sector

Public holidays

Around 12 days per year

Info

Public holidays change from region to region.

Info Wage deductions

Social security contributions

20 %

Income tax

Variable

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The Income tax is calculated on the revenues of the worker and its family status (married or not, children, income of husband/wife/partner)

Additional pension funds

9.2 EUR per month

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minimum additional pension deduction for construction workers

Info Sickness and injuries

Sickness/illness

Week 1 until 6 : 100 % paid by the employer

After week 6 : 90 % paid by the health insurance max net

Info Contacts

DGB-Projekt Faire Mobilität (DGB-Project Fair Mobility)

Wilhelm-Leuschner-Str. 69-77
60329 Frankfurt am Main

W. https://www.faire-mobilitaet.de/baugewerbe

E. frankfurt@faire-mobilitaet.de

You can contact us in the following languages

Bulgarian, English, German, Polish, Romanian

Industriegewerkschaft Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt Vorstandsbereich Bauwirtschaft - Baustoffindustrie

Olof-Palme-Str.19
60439 Frankfurt/Main

W. http://www.igbau.de

E. nelli.hettich@igbau.de

You can contact us in the following languages

English, German

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This website provides concise information on wages, working conditions and rights of construction workers for all the European Countries in all the European languages. Construction workers can find useful links and contacts of trade unions representatives ready to help and support them in case of need.

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