In certain industries operating for only part of the year and in certain establishments belonging to branches of activity of a seasonal nature and open in whole or in part only during one period of the year, the weekly rest period may be deferred in part under the conditions laid down in article L. 3132-10, provided that each worker benefits from at least two rest days per month, as far…
When an industrial or commercial establishment grants weekly rest on the same day to all employees, this rest may be reduced to half a day for employees assigned to the cleaning of industrial premises and maintenance work which must necessarily be carried out on the collective rest day and which is essential to avoid a delay in the normal resumption of work. In this case, compensatory rest is granted at…
In State establishments and in those where work is carried out on behalf of the State and in the interests of national defence, the weekly rest period may be temporarily suspended by the ministers concerned.
In industrial establishments operating continuously, the weekly rest periods of employees assigned to continuous work may be deferred in part under the following conditions: 1° Each employee benefits, in a given work period, from a number of rests of twenty-four consecutive hours at least equal to the number of weeks included in this period; 2° Each employee is entitled to as much rest as possible on Sundays. A decree of…
Caretakers and caretakers of industrial and commercial establishments who cannot be given a weekly rest period are entitled to compensatory rest. This derogation does not apply to young workers under the age of eighteen.
Certain establishments, the operation or opening of which is made necessary by the constraints of production, activity or the needs of the public, may as of right derogate from the rule of Sunday rest by allocating weekly rest in rotation. A Conseil d’Etat decree determines the categories of establishments concerned.
In food retail outlets, the weekly rest period may be given on Sundays from 1 p.m. onwards. Employees under the age of twenty-one who live with their employers are entitled to another afternoon’s compensatory rest per week, in rotation. Other employees are entitled to a full day’s compensatory rest in shifts every fortnight. In food retail outlets whose sales area exceeds the threshold mentioned in the first paragraph of article…
In industries or industrial undertakings, a company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an extended branch agreement or convention may provide for the possibility of organising work on a continuous basis for economic reasons and allocating the weekly rest period by rotation. In the absence of an agreement or an extended collective labour agreement or a company agreement, a derogation may be granted by the labour inspector after consultation with…
The working hours of employees working on a permanent basis in successive shifts in a continuous cycle must not exceed an average of thirty-five hours per week worked over one year.
In industries or industrial undertakings, a company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an extended collective labour agreement may stipulate that operational staff work in two groups, one of which, known as the relief team, has the sole function of replacing the other during the rest day(s) granted to the first group. The weekly rest period for employees in the relief team is allocated on a day other than Sunday….
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