Paragraph 1: Public policy

Where a system for organising working time is implemented over a reference period longer than a week, overtime is deducted at the end of this reference period. This reference period may not exceed three years in the case of a collective agreement and nine weeks in the case of a unilateral decision by the employer. If the reference period is annual, hours worked in excess of 1,607 hours constitute overtime….

In companies which have introduced a system for organising working time over a reference period longer than a week, employees are informed within a reasonable time of any change in the distribution of their working hours.

The introduction of a system for organising working hours over a period longer than a week by collective agreement does not constitute a change to the employment contract for full-time employees.