Working on Saturday. Saturday is not a normal working day. - The employer may insist that the employee work on a Saturday no more than 5 times per year. The work week remains 5 days however. The employer may insist that the employee work on a Saturday. The unusual working hours premium applies to all hours worked (see clause 5.3). Working on Sunday* - Sunday is not a normal working day. - An employee cannot be required to work on a Sunday. The unusual working hours premium applies to all hours worked (see clause 5.3). Overtime - Overtime refers to the hours worked above those scheduled for the employee. - Overtime premium: see clause 5.7 Work schedule: general The employer sets the daily and weekly rest periods, observing the following conditions: - the work schedule is set in prior reasonable consultation with the employee; - the employer takes into account the employee’s personal situation; - the employer sets a work schedule that ensures, as far as possible, a regular and predictable working pattern; - the work schedule meets the requirements of the standard provisions or, where applicable, the non-standard provisions; - the work schedule clearly states the starting and ending time for each working day; - the work schedule is available to the employee at least 14 days in advance; this may only be later if the employee agrees to this. Work schedule: differences The employer also shows the start and end date of the 13-week period for the average working hours. The employer also shows the start and end date of the 26-week period for the average working hours (for infrastructure: a period of max. 52 weeks). Banked hours scheme for construction site employees An employee may accrue no more than 80 banked hours per calendar year (see clause 2.9). For infrastructure, employees may accrue a maximum of 160 banked hours per calendar year, of which no more than 128 hours per calendar year/5 hours per week may be mandatory additional hours. Other aspects - Additional conditions are shown in clauses 2.2.1 to 2.2.3. - Components of the working hours and rest periods not covered above are subject to the provisions of Annex 3. - Additional conditions are shown in clauses 2.2.1 to 2.2.3 and clause 2.3. - Components of the working hours and rest periods not covered above are subject to the provisions of Annex 3. * The employee working in the residential and non-residential construction sector who works on Sunday is entitled to have at least 8 Sundays off per 13 weeks.
Working on Saturday non-working Saturday
2.1.1. sales activities admissible in accordance with sections 17 and 18 Act on Rest Periods (ARG) or an ordinance pursuant to sec. 12 Act on Rest Periods (ARG),
2.1.2. sales activities on the last four Saturdays prior to 24 December,
2.1.3. finish attending to customers pursuant to sec. 8 Opening Hours Act (ÖZG 1991 in the 2003 version),
2.1.4. finishing work pursuant to sec. 3(2) Act on Rest Periods (ARG).
