Basic seminar on construction wages

The foundation for your payroll accounting

This training is held in German.
In this basic seminar, you will learn all the special features of implementing and accounting for construction wages. Incorrect or incomplete assessment of correlations can result in additional payments to social security funds and employment agencies. But many people also forgo payments from social security funds or employment agencies out of ignorance.
Module 1: Classroom seminar
1 day
Basic seminar on construction wages
Module 2: E-Learning
10 hours
Optional e-learning
Optional e-learning

Cyclical short-time working allowance

  • Labor law framework.
  • Prerequisites.
  • Significant loss of working hours with loss of pay.
  • Subordination.
  • Suspension of entitlement and offsetting of additional income.
  • Reference period and amount.

Short-time work and illness

  • Continued payment of remuneration.
  • Incapacity to work during short-time working.
  • Incapacity to work before the start of short-time working.

 

Procedures and payroll accounting

  • Display.
  • Payment and reimbursement.

Payroll accounting and short-time work

  • Insurance relationship.
  • Calculation of social security contributions.
  • Maturities.
  • Contribution settlement.
  • Messages.
  • Income tax.

Contents

See also "Advanced seminar on construction wages" (booking number 34016).

Construction wages - what's behind them

  • Construction wage special features in payroll accounting - representations on the payroll.

Differences between main and ancillary construction trades

  • Which trade belongs where?
  • Valid collective agreements, general applicability and important differences.

Winter construction funding

  • Winter construction levy and benefit entitlements, entitlement to and calculation of seasonal short-time allowance, significance of target and actual pay, payment and settlement with the employment agency, working time credits in connection with the winter construction subsidy.

SOKA-Bau social fund procedures in the construction industry

  • Vacation pay calculation, payment and accounting in construction payroll accounting as a unique selling point.
  • Examples for calculating vacation entitlements and vacation pay.
  • Reimbursement options.

Working hours in the construction industry

  • Time accounts - their design and use.

Training in the construction industry

  • Benefits for trainees and their billing.

Capital-forming benefits and 13th monthly income

  • Calculation and claims.

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

  • After this training you will know the special features of construction payroll accounting.
  • You gain certainty in the assessment of industry affiliation.
  • They know the options for bridging the winter and bad weather period in this sector.
  • After this training , you will be able to prepare a payroll for construction wages independently if you have the relevant previous knowledge of payroll accounting.
  • You know the terminology and can therefore make optimum use of your payroll program.

Methods

Lecture, work aids and practical examples.

Recommended for

Payroll accountants and employees in construction companies, employees in tax offices and payroll accounting providers. Previous knowledge of general payroll accounting is required. You will learn this in our training payroll accounting training course (web info no. 8902).

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Module 1: training training
1 day
Basic seminar on construction wages
Module 2: E-Learning
10 hours
Optional e-learning
Optional e-learning

Cyclical short-time working allowance

  • Labor law framework.
  • Prerequisites.
  • Significant loss of working hours with loss of pay.
  • Subordination.
  • Suspension of entitlement and offsetting of additional income.
  • Reference period and amount.

Short-time work and illness

  • Continued payment of remuneration.
  • Incapacity to work during short-time working.
  • Incapacity to work before the start of short-time working.

 

Procedures and payroll accounting

  • Display.
  • Payment and reimbursement.

Payroll accounting and short-time work

  • Insurance relationship.
  • Calculation of social security contributions.
  • Maturities.
  • Contribution settlement.
  • Messages.
  • Income tax.

Contents

Construction wages - what's behind them

  • Construction wage special features in payroll accounting - representations on the payroll.

Differences between main and ancillary construction trades

  • Which trade belongs where?
  • Valid collective agreements, general applicability and important differences.

Winter construction funding

Winter construction levy and benefit entitlements, entitlement to and calculation of seasonal short-time allowance, significance of target and actual pay, payment and settlement with the employment agency, working time credits in connection with the winter construction subsidy.

SOKA-Bau social fund procedures in the construction industry

  • Vacation pay calculation, payment and accounting in construction payroll accounting as a unique selling point.
  • Examples for calculating vacation entitlements and vacation pay.
  • Reimbursement options.

Working hours in the construction industry

  • Time accounts - their design and use.

Training in the construction industry

  • Benefits for trainees and their billing.

Capital-forming benefits and 13th monthly income

  • Calculation and claims.

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

  • After this training you will know the special features of construction payroll accounting.
  • You gain certainty in the assessment of industry affiliation.
  • They know the options for bridging the winter and bad weather period in this sector.
  • After this training , you will be able to prepare a payroll for construction wages independently if you have the relevant previous knowledge of payroll accounting.
  • You know the terminology and can therefore make optimum use of your payroll program.

Methods

Lecture, work aids and practical examples.

Recommended for

Payroll accountants and Employees in construction companies, Employees in tax offices and payroll accounting providers. Previous knowledge of general payroll accounting is required. You will learn this in our training payroll accounting training course (web info no. 8902).

Open Badges - Show what you can do digitally too.

Open Badges are recognized, digital certificates of participation. These verifiable credentials are the current standard for integration in career networks such as LinkedIn.

With them, you digitally demonstrate the competences you possess. After successful completion, you will receive an Open Badge from us.

Read more

Attendees comments

"I particularly liked the answers to the questions, the clear explanations and the examples."

Lara Neuenhoff
RIWECO GmbH

"I particularly liked the good structure and the individual approach to questions."

Ricarda Barlen
Schmitz and Partner mbB

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34015
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19.08.2025
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Basic seminar on construction wages
Date
15.09.2025
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Start 09:00, end approx. 17:00
15.10.2025
Live online
Booking number: 32542
€ 740,- plus VAT.
€ 880.60 incl. VAT.
Course
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29.01.2026
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GenoHotel Forsbach
GenoHotel Forsbach
Raiffeisenstraße 10-16, 51503 Cologne/Rösrath
Room rate: € 84,38 plus VAT.
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Classroom seminar
Basic seminar on construction wages
Date
29.01.2026
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GenoHotel Forsbach
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Start 09:00, end approx. 17:00
19.03.2026
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Booking number: 32542
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Accounting for construction wages is challenging due to 

1. the complexity of collective agreements and regulations
2. different working conditions at different construction sites
3. individual allowances and special payments
4. correct recording and documentation of working hours, overtime and work performed
5. legal provisions and regulations (e.g. minimum wage, Working Hours Act)
6. monitoring company pension and social security regulations.

Construction wage accounting should take into account the following fixed and possible components:

1. basic salary
The basic salary for construction wages is the basic remuneration that an employee in the construction industry receives for the work performed. It is the fixed monthly remuneration, regardless of overtime, bonuses or other monetary benefits.

2. overtime pay
Overtime pay in construction payroll accounting is additional remuneration that an employee in the construction industry receives for work outside of regular working hours. This remuneration can be additional hourly pay or a lump sum for each hour of overtime worked.

3. possible allowances in construction payroll accounting, e.g.
a. Night allowance for shift work
b. Public holiday allowance for work on public holidays
c. Sunday bonus for work on Sundays
d. Overtime allowance for overtime
e. Hazard bonus for dangerous working conditions
f. Relocation allowance for employees who have to relocate due to their work.

4. special payments, e.g:
a. Christmas bonus
b. Vacation pay
c. Bonuses (e.g. performance bonuses)
d. Gratuities (e.g. for special achievements)
e. Anniversary payments (e.g. for certain service anniversaries)

5. the following other non-cash benefits must be taken into account when calculating construction wages, e.g.
The following other non-cash benefits must be taken into account when calculating construction wages:
a. company pension scheme
b. Company car
c. Free meals at the workplace
d. Work clothing and equipment
e. free further education and training

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