Construction Wages Agreement

The TV Lohn in the construction industry, refers to the collective wage agreements that specifically govern the collectively agreed hourly wages for the individual wage groups. The TV Lohn (wage collective agreement) is to be distinguished here from the specific collective hourly wage (TL).

What is the collective agreement wage in the construction industry?

The TV Lohn is one of the collective agreements of the construction industry and contains collective remuneration regulations for manual workers.

The collective wage agreements determine, in particular, the collectively agreed hourly wages of the various wage groups. The wage amounts can be adjusted through new collective agreements.

What is the difference between TV Lohn and BRTV?

The BRTV and the TV Lohn fulfil different tasks within the collective agreement system.

The BRTV contains, in particular, framework regulations on working conditions and the grading of manual workers into wage groups. The TV Lohn, on the other hand, determines the collective wage amounts belonging to these wage groups.

In short: The BRTV specifically describes the wage groups – the wage collective agreement (TV Lohn) contains the corresponding collectively agreed wage rates.

TV pay and collective wage – what is the difference?

TV Lohn is the Collective agreement or shorthand for the corresponding wage collective agreements. The Hourly wage rate (HWR) is by contrast a specific contractual hourly wage for a given pay grade.

The standard hourly wage is therefore determined by the applicable wage Collective agreement.

Company pension schemes and Minimum wage - what is the difference?

The collective wages regulated in the TV Lohn are based on collective bargaining agreements. The statutory Minimum wage, on the other hand, is a legally defined minimum wage floor.

Collective wage agreements and statutory Minimum wage are therefore different regulatory levels. Which collective agreements apply to a specific employment relationship depends on the respective relevant employment and collective bargaining law requirements.

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