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
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).
Further recommendations for "Basic seminar on construction wages"
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
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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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