ULAK stands for Holiday and Wage Compensation Fund of the Construction Industry. She is one of the two institutions behind the umbrella brand SOKA-BAU and in particular takes on tasks within the construction industry's leave and vocational training procedures.
What is the ULAK?
The holiday and wage compensation fund for the construction industry is a collective agreement-based social fund of the construction industry with its registered office in Wiesbaden.
Together with the Supplementary Pension Fund of the Construction Industry (ZVK), it operates under the umbrella brand SOKA-BAU. While the ULAK is responsible in particular for the leave and vocational training procedures, the ZVK takes on tasks relating to supplementary old-age provision.
What are the responsibilities of the ULAK?
According to the Collective agreement on the social security fund scheme in the construction industry, the ULAK’s responsibilities include, in particular, the following areas:
- Benefits under the collective holiday scheme
- Benefits in the vocational training procedure
- Collection of social security contributions as the collecting agency
The individual procedures serve different tariff purposes and must therefore be distinguished from one another.
What role does the VTV play?
A central basis for the tasks of the ULAK is the Collective Agreement on the Social Security Fund Procedure in the Construction Industry (VTV).
The collective wage agreement (VTV) regulates, among other things, the participating social funds, notifications, contributions and essential components of the social fund procedures. Whether a company is covered by the respective procedure depends on the relevant collective agreement's scope.
Are there any regional variations?
Yes. For certain tariff areas, there are special social fund structures.
For businesses based in Bavaria, the Gemeinnützige Holiday pay fund des Bayerischen Baugewerbes (UKB) handles the corresponding benefits in the holiday procedure instead of ULAK. For businesses based in Berlin, the VTV designates Soka-Berlin as the responsible institution for the procedures regulated there.
ULAK and ZVK – what is the difference?
ULAK and ZVK are different facilities under the common umbrella brand SOKA-BAU.
The ULAK is specifically associated with the paid leave and vocational training procedure. The ZVK, on the other hand, is primarily responsible for supplementary retirement provision in the construction industry.
In short: SOKA-BAU is the umbrella brand – ULAK and ZVK are the underlying institutions with different responsibilities.
