With the exception of the time spent on call, the period of on-call duty is taken into account when calculating the minimum daily rest period provided for in article L. 3131-1 and the weekly rest periods provided for in articles L. 3132-2 and L. 3164-2.
A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement may introduce standby duty. This agreement sets out how standby duty is to be organised, how the employees concerned are to be informed and how much notice they are to give, as well as the financial compensation or time off to which they are entitled.
In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3121-11: 1° The way on-call duty is organised and the compensation for it are set by the employer, after consulting the social and economic committee, and after informing the labour inspectorate; 2° The procedures for informing the employees concerned are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat and the individual scheduling of on-call periods is brought to their…
The system of equivalence is a specific method of determining actual working time and remuneration for specific professions and jobs involving periods of inactivity.
An agreement or an extended branch agreement may institute a working time equivalent to the legal working time for the professions and jobs mentioned in article L. 3121-13. This agreement determines the remuneration for periods of inactivity.
In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3121-14, the equivalence system may be instituted by decree of the Conseil d’Etat.
As soon as the daily working time reaches six hours, the employee is entitled to a break of at least twenty consecutive minutes.
A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an industry agreement may set a longer break.
The actual daily working time per employee may not exceed ten hours, except : 1° In the event of a derogation granted by the labour inspector under conditions determined by decree ; 2° In emergencies, under conditions determined by decree; 3° In the cases provided for in Article L. 3121-19.
A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or arrangement may provide for the maximum actual daily working time to be exceeded in the event of increased activity or for reasons linked to the organisation of the company, provided that this does not have the effect of increasing this time to more than twelve hours.
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