More net from the gross for many employees - which is also new in April

The year has already brought some changes, which are now visible on the payslips of numerous employees.

What commuters should also know about the 49-euro ticket.

When it comes to looking at the pay slip, there is good news for many employees.

From April, the higher tax allowances for employees that have been in force since January 1, 2023 will also be visible on the payslip. 

More net from the gross salary

“Reason is the then applicable

modified program flow chart for the automatic calculation of the wage tax to be withheld from wages", as the

describes the background.

The employee lump sum increases accordingly in the calculation by 30 euros to 1,230 euros, the relief amount for single parents from 4,008 to 4,260 euros.

Both amounts had already been increased on January 1st.

For many employees, this leaves a little more net from the gross salary, so the conclusion.

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For many employees, there is now a little more net left over from the gross.

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More money for employees in some sectors

Irrespective of this, employees in some sectors can look forward to a salary increase in April.

It affects, for example, painters, varnishers and numerous employees in the main construction trade:

• Minimum wage for painters and varnishers is increasing

  : A new collective agreement has been in effect in the painting and varnishing trades since January.

  "Some of the agreements recorded there come into force on April 1," reported

  Nordbayern.de.

  The minimum wage for journeymen will rise by 70 cents to 14.50 euros.

  For helpers, the lower wage limit will be raised by EUR 1.10 to EUR 12.50.

• Tariff adjustments in the main construction trade:

  There are also higher wages for construction workers in April.

  "This is the third and last tariff adjustment for the construction industry before the collective agreement ends in March 2024," says the portal about the background.

  "There is an increase of 2 percent in the west tariff area and 2.7 percent in the east tariff area." The remuneration in the first year of training increases by 15 euros in the west and by 25 euros in the east.

  In addition, in the tariff zone east, the remuneration of trainees from the second to the fourth year of training will increase by 35 euros.

• More money for temporary workers

  : According to reports, the collectively agreed minimum wage for temporary workers will be at least 13 euros per hour from April.

  According to IG Metall, the collective agreements would affect "around 98 percent of the more than 800,000 temporary workers in Germany," reported

  MDR.de (as of April 2).

  The hourly rates are based on the respective pay group. 

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What commuters should know about the 49-euro ticket

From May 1st, passengers can travel nationwide in local and regional transport with the 49-euro subscription.

"The 49-euro monthly subscription for buses and trains in local and regional transport is now available," reported the German Press Agency on Monday (April 3).

Sales therefore began on Monday night on the online platforms and apps of the regional transport companies and associations as well as Deutsche Bahn.

"As soon as the customer centers of the transport companies open, the subscription can also be taken out there," said dpa on Monday morning.

The ticket is issued as an online ticket or as a chip card and can be canceled monthly as a subscription.

The monthly price is - as the name suggests - 49 euros.

Find out more about the 49-euro ticket and how commuters could benefit from it in the future.

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