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NL Worker Compass
Bouw & Infra · 2025–2027

Temporary worker in construction: ABU/NBBU and Construction & Infrastructure

Select temporary employment collective labor agreement and hirer conditions separately. Check construction site or UTA, wage, budget and the full comparison from 2026.

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The short answer

Werk je via een uitzendbureau bij een bouwbedrijf, dan moet je twee lagen controleren: de cao en contractafspraken van het bureau én de arbeidsvoorwaarden van de inlener. From 2026, the comparison will revolve around an equivalent package, not just the hourly wage.

The right position at the hirer

Please have the agency confirm whether the comparison is for construction site work or UTA work. This includes various tables and components. Bouwend Nederland therefore publishes separate requests for both categories. A general position such as 'construction employee' is not enough to reliably compare wages, allowances and budget. Ask which specific position and experience are taken as a starting point.

Company-specific agreements can also count

The standard sectoral collective labor agreement is not always the whole story. The hirer may have additional employment conditions. The agency needs information from the hirer to make the correct comparison. Ask for an explanation about the individual budget, leave, allowances, transport and pension components where relevant. An amount from our wage table is a reference; it does not decide whether your temporary employment package as a whole is sufficient.

This is how you check it

  1. In the collective labor agreement function, first select 'Via a temporary employment agency' and ABU, NBBU or the other scheme.
  2. Then select Construction & Infrastructure as the hirer's conditions, if they indeed apply.
  3. Ask the agency for the job breakdown and a breakdown of the full comparison package.
Practical example

You work as a carpenter on a construction site through an NBBU agency. Select the agency and Construction & Infrastructure separately. A UTA table for work preparation is not an accurate reference just because both functions occur in the same construction company.

Questions about this CAO

Should I only select Construction & Infrastructure?

No, if you work through an agency you also retain the temporary employment arrangement. The hirer's collective labor agreement is the additional basis for comparison.

Do I automatically have exactly the same pay slip as a permanent colleague?

No. Equivalent terms may be processed differently. The agency must be able to explain the comparison.

Is the construction wage table enough to check my temporary employment wage?

No. Position, experience and other employment conditions remain relevant. Only checking the minimum hourly wage is too limited.

What if the construction company has additional employment conditions?

Ask whether these have been included in the information provided to the agency and the comparison. Only a standard collective labor agreement request can be incomplete.

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