Wages for after-hours work, overtime work and major public holiday work
After-hours and overtime wages for shop workers
Work outside the daytime work period is paid by hourly wages amounting to 0,8235% of monthly wages for daytime work up to 167,94 hours work each month (38,75 hours on average per week). Work in excess of 167,94 hours is paid by hourly wages amounting to 1,0385% of monthly wages for daytime work. If companies calculate using active working hours, it’s based on 155.3 hours a month, or 35.83 hours a week on average.
Payment for work carried out between the hours of 00:00 and 07:00 shall be at an hourly rate that is 0.8824% of monthly wages for daytime work up to 167.94 hours per month, or 155.3 hours if based on active working hours.
After-hours and overtime for office workers
Work outside the daytime work period is paid with hourly wages amounting to 0,875% of monthly wages for daytime work up to 159,27 hours work each month (36,75 hours on average per week). Work in excess of 159,27 hours is paid with hourly wages amounting to 1,0385% of monthly wages for daytime work. If companies calculate using active working hours, it’s based on 153.86 hours a month, or 35.5 hours a week.
Payment for work carried out between the hours of 00:00 and 07:00 shall be at an hourly rate that is 0.9375% of monthly wages for daytime work up to 159.27 hours per month, or 153.86 hours if based on active working hours.
Major public holiday wages
All work done during major public holidays is paid with hourly wages amounting to 1,375% of monthly wages for daytime work. This does not apply to scheduled work where winter break holidays are granted according to specific agreements due to work on such days, in which case rules of payment remain unchanged.
Divisors for hourly wages
Coffee breaks taken
Each employee’s hourly daytime rate of pay is found by dividing the regular wage of the appropriate step on the pay scale by 167,94 (see Section 1.1.) for shop assistants and by 159,27 for office workers.
No coffee breaks taken
Each employee’s hourly daytime rate of pay is found by dividing the regular wage of the appropriate step on the pay scale by 155,3 (see Section 1.1.) for shop workers and by 153,86 for office workers.
Divisors for calculating daily pay rates and holiday allowance
Each employee’s daily daytime rate of pay is found by dividing his regular monthly wage by 21.67 (Saturdays not included).