Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Under the conditions set out in article L. 3122-17, the maximum daily working time of eight hours set out in article L. 3122-6 may be exceeded by employees working: 1° Activities where the employee’s home and workplace are far apart or where different workplaces are far apart; 2° Guard, surveillance and duty activities where it is necessary to ensure the protection of property and persons; 3° Activities where it is…

Where, in exceptional cases, it is not possible to take the rest provided for in article R. 3122-3 for objective reasons, an equivalent compensatory payment ensuring appropriate protection for the employee concerned shall be provided for by collective labour agreement.