We help prepare SOKA-BAU documents, organise company and employee registrations and provide ongoing administration within the agreed scope.
What SOKA-BAU is and who must register
When carrying out construction activity in Germany, foreign companies — including Polish contractors — are required to register both their business and their employees with the German holiday fund SOKA-BAU (Sozialkasse der Bauwirtschaft). This institution manages the system of holiday, training and social benefits for construction-sector workers, ensuring them equal protection regardless of the employer's country of origin.
Registration with SOKA-BAU is mandatory for companies performing construction work within the meaning of German collective labour law, even if the company is established outside Germany. This obligation arises from § 1 VTV (Verfahrenstarifvertrag — the collective agreement for the construction industry).
Registration and ongoing records
We help prepare registration documents and ongoing employee records, organise deadlines and coordinate questions with the relevant specialists.
The scope of our SOKA-BAU registration service
- Assessment of the registration obligation — verifying whether your business profile qualifies the company as an entity required to register with SOKA-BAU (based on § 1 VTV — the collective agreement for the construction industry).
- Company registration with SOKA-BAU — preparing and submitting the registration documents required to open an employer account in the SOKA-BAU system.
- Worker registration — registering employed construction workers and submitting their monthly reporting (holiday-contribution declarations).
- Ongoing documentation and settlements — preparing and submitting the mandatory reports, handling correspondence and monitoring the timeliness of payments into the holiday fund.
- Coordinating questions about labour law and collective agreements with appropriately authorised legal partners.
Describe your construction work and workforce. We will discuss SOKA-BAU registrations and ongoing administration.