Section 2: Exemptions

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….

The agreement or arrangement providing for the setting up of a stand-by team shall include provisions concerning : 1° The specific conditions for implementing training for staff working in a stand-by team and remuneration for training time; 2° The procedures for exercising the right of employees in the standby team to take up a job other than a standby job.

In the absence of an agreement or convention, the use of stand-in teams is subject to authorisation from the Labour Inspector, given after consultation with union representatives and the opinion of the Social and Economic Committee, if there is one, under conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d’Etat.

The remuneration of employees on the stand-by team is increased by at least 50% compared to the remuneration that would be due for an equivalent amount of time worked according to the company’s normal working hours. This increase does not apply when the employees in the stand-in team are required to replace employees who have gone on leave during the week.