In the bakery and pastry-making sectors, night work for young workers may be authorised before 6 a.m. and, at the earliest, from 4 a.m. to enable young workers to take part in a complete bread or pastry-making cycle. Only establishments where not all phases of bread or pastry production are carried out between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. may benefit from this derogation.
In the entertainment and horse racing sectors, night work may only be authorised up to 24 hours.In the horse racing sector, this derogation may only be used twice a week and for a maximum of thirty nights a year.
The exemption from the ban on night work for young workers is granted by the labour inspector for a maximum period of one year, renewable. The Labour Inspector will assess the particular characteristics of the activity justifying the exemption. If no response is received within one month of the application being submitted, the authorisation is deemed to have been granted.
The decrees of the Conseil d’Etat necessary for the application of the provisions of this chapter shall be issued after consultation of the Conseil d’Orientation des Conditions de Travail.
The sectors in which the particular characteristics of the activity justify, in application of article L. 3164-5, the employment of apprentices under the age of eighteen on Sundays are : 1° Hotels; 2° Restaurants; 3° Caterers and reception organisers; 4° Cafés, tobacconists and public houses; 5° Bakeries; 6° Pastry shops; 7° Butchers; 8° Delicatessens; 9° Cheese and dairy shops; 10° Fishmongers; 11° Shops selling natural flowers, garden centres and grain…
The sectors in which the particular characteristics of the activity justify, in application of article L. 3164-8, the employment of young workers on public holidays recognised by law are : 1° Hotels ; 2° Catering ; 3° Caterers and reception organisers; 4° Cafés, tobacconists and public houses; 5° Bakeries 6° Pastry shops 7° Butchers 8° Delicatessen; 9° Cheese and cream shops; 10° Fishmongers; 11° Shops selling natural flowers, garden centres…
The decrees of the Conseil d’Etat necessary for the application of the provisions of this chapter shall be issued after consultation of the Conseil d’Orientation des Conditions de Travail.
Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 3162-1 and L. 3162-2, relating to the working hours of young workers, is punishable by a fourth-class fine, imposed as many times as there are employees affected by the offence.
Employing a young worker for an uninterrupted period of effective work of more than four and a half hours, in disregard of the provisions of article L. 3162-3, is punishable by the fine laid down for fifth class offences, imposed as many times as there are employees concerned by the offence. Employing a young worker for a daily working time of more than four and a half hours without giving…
Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 3164-5, relating to the work of apprentices on Sundays in sectors where this is justified by the particular characteristics of the activity, is punishable by a fourth-class fine.
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