Centenindex startet im Juni: Die Branchen Metall, Bau und Reinigung spüren in diesem Jahr bereits eine Lohnmäßigung

*The cent index planned by the government will apply from June onwards. This is evident from the programme law that has been submitted. In a number of sectors, including the metal, construction and cleaning sectors, the wage restraint measures will therefore already be felt this year.*

*The federal government has decided to cap the automatic indexation of wages twice in the coming years: the portion above €4,000 gross wage and €2,000 in benefits and pensions will not be indexed up to 2 per cent. However, companies must pass on half of the wage cost savings they achieve to the treasury.*

*The programme law now shows that the cent indexation will take effect from June. This means that for roughly half of the sectors, nothing will change until 2027. After all, many sectors work with annual indexation in January. And the government itself uses a pivot index for civil servants‘ wages and benefits. This is expected to be exceeded again in November. Civil servants and benefit recipients are therefore not expected to notice the capped indexation until February next year.*

*A number of sectors will have an indexation from June onwards and will therefore already notice the cent index. Geert Vermeir, legal expert at HR specialist SD Worx, lists a number of sectors. ‘One of the first sectors to feel the cent index will be the metal sector, which has an annual indexation in July. Other sectors that will follow include banks, construction workers, the energy sector and the cleaning sector.’*

*Ultimately, anyone earning more than €4,000 gross per month will feel the cent index twice. When exactly depends on the sector.*

*Part-time workers will also feel the cent index. Part-time wages are fictitiously converted to full-time wages. For example, someone who works 50 per cent part-time with a wage of 2,500 euros fictitiously earns 5,000 euros full-time and is also subject to the cent index.*

Met 4000-5000 euro bruto ben je rijk in dit land volgens de overheid. In de praktijk kan je gewoon rondkomen.