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Conditions of employment as laid down in collective bargaining agreements and legal provisions

Conditions of employment as laid down in collective bargaining agreements and legal provisions

The following list shows the minimum statutory wages which result from collective bargaining agreements that have been declared generally applicable under the Posted Workers Act (Arbeitnehmer-Entsendegesetz - AentG) and the Act on the Provision of Temporary Workers (Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz - AÜG).

BusinessMinimum WageFurther remuneration componentsOvertime supplementHoliday durationHoliday payHoliday bonusHoliday fundAccommodation requirements*Travel expenses**
Waste management, including street cleaning and winter road maintenanceNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes

Further education services

Minimum wage Training and further training services in accordance with SGB II or SGB III PDF, 306 KB, Not a barrier-free file

YesNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo

Construction sector

Federal collective wage agreement for the building industry PDF, 1 MB, Not a barrier-free file

NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Special mining activities in coal minesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Ground handling services at German airports

Ground handling services Collective wage agreement PDF, 1,000 KB, Not a barrier-free file
Ground handling service Collective labour agreement  PDF, 929 KB, Not a barrier-free file

YesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNo
Mail services sectorNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Roofing trade

Collective wage agreement for the roofing trade PDF, 855 KB, Not a barrier-free file
Minimum wage agreement for the roofing trade PDF, 289 KB, Not a barrier-free file

YesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes

Electrician's trade

Minimum wage agreement or the electrical trade PDF, 391 KB, Not a barrier-free file

YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Gardening, landscaping and sports fields

Gardening, landscaping and sports field construction - federal collective labour agreement (Garten-, Landschafts- und Sportplatzbau BRTV) PDF, 242 KB, Not a barrier-free file Gardening, landscaping and sports field construction - declaration of general applic (AVE Garten-, Landschafts- und Sportplatzbau BRTV) PDF, 199 KB, Not a barrier-free file

NoYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYes

Industrial cleaning

Commercial cleaning sector collective wage agreement (Gebäudereinigung RTV) PDF, 683 KB, Not a barrier-free file Minimum wage for industrial cleaning PDF, 299 KB, Not a barrier-free file

YesYesNoYesYesNoNoNoYes
Money and valuables servicesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Scaffolding erection

Collective wage agreement for the scaffolding trade PDF, 1 MB, Not a barrier-free file
Minimum wage agreement for scaffolding erection PDF, 268 KB, Not a barrier-free file

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Painting and decorating trade
Painting and decorating trades minimum wage PDF, 317 KB, Not a barrier-free file
YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Installation services on construction sites of the iron, metal and electrical industriesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Care provision sector

Minimum pay for the care sector PDF, 273 KB, Not a barrier-free file

YesNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo

Chimney sweep trade

Minimum wage for Chimney sweep trade PDF, 286 KB, Not a barrier-free file

YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Security staff at commercial airports

Security staff at commercial airports minimum wage (3. VFlughSiKArbbV) PDF, 272 KB, Not a barrier-free file

YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Security services (excl. money and valuables services)NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Stonemason and stone sculptor

Collective wage agreement for the stonemasonry trade PDF, 60 KB, Not a barrier-free file

Collective Agreement on the stonemasonry trade PDF, 491 KB, Not a barrier-free file

NoYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
Laundry services in the commercial customer businessNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Temporary employment sector
6th Ordinance on a Wage Floor in the Temporary Work Sector (6.LohnUGAÜV) PDF, 248 KB, Not a barrier-free file
YesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

*Requirements for workers' accommodation, when provided by the employer for workers who are assigned away from their regular workplace

**Allowances or reimbursement of expenses to cover travel, board and lodging costs for workers who are away from their place of residence (employer based in the home country) or regular workplace in the home country (employer based abroad) on account of occupational reasons. This does not apply to costs incurred as a result of the posting from the usual workplace abroad (e.g. for arrival/departure, accommodation).

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