After-hours/night time- and overtime wages according to VR and SA agreements
Work performed outside the daytime working period is considered evening or night work up to 167.94 hours worked for shop assistants and up to 159.27 hours worked for office and sales staff. Any work beyond that is considered overtime. The hourly overtime rate is 1.0385% of fixed monthly wages.
After hours is defined as work performed after 18:00 on weekdays until midnight for shop assistants, and after 17:00 for office and sales staff, as well as work on weekends.
Night time work is defined as work performed between 00:00 and 07:00, every day of the week.
Overtime according to VR and FA agreements
Overtime is work performed outside normal daytime hours and on public holidays and Saturdays.
There is no after-hours work according to VR and FA agreements.
Time off instead of after-hours/overtime pay
According to the VR and SA agreement
An agreement may be reached between the employee and the employer to accrue leave due to afterhours/night time- overtime work in such a manner that after-hours/night time- overtime hours accrue for leave taking during daytime hours while the difference between after-hours/night time- overtime pay and daytime pay is paid out on the next regular wage payment date or accrues in total toward leave taking during daytime work periods. The value of worked after-hours/night time- overtime hours is to be used as the basis.
The parties are to reach an agreement as to when the leave is taken. Entitlement to leave pursuant to the above that has not been used before 1 May each year or on termination of employment is to be paid out based on the value of daytime work hours on the date of payment. Leave shall be taken by agreement and shall be organised in such a way as to cause the minimum disturbance to the functioning of the company.
Notes: One after-hour is equivalent to 1,393 hours of daytime work – paid at the daytime wage rate. Similarly, one night-time hour is equivalent to 1,493 hours of daytime work, and one overtime hour is equivalent to 1,654 hours of daytime work – all paid at the respective daytime wage rates.
For shop workers, one after-hour is converted to 1,382 hours of daytime work – paid at the daytime wage rate. Additionally, one night-time hour for shop workers is equivalent to 1,481 hours of daytime work, and one overtime hour is equivalent to 1,744 hours of daytime work, all compensated at the applicable daytime wage rates.