Employee protection
How statute, collective agreement and contract fit together, working time and overtime, the right to withdraw and to disconnect, non-discrimination, dismissal procedure and remedies.
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Favourability principle: what is it?
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The rule that, between two texts applying to an employee, the one that is more advantageous to them prevails, unless the law provides an exception.
An employment contract can improve the rights in a collective agreement, never reduce them. That is the point of the protection: the higher rule sets a floor.
What is the maximum working time in a single week, without derogation?
- 48 hours
- 44 hours
- 46 hours
- 50 hours
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48 hours
The absolute ceiling is 48 hours in a week. The average over twelve consecutive weeks cannot exceed 44 hours: that second ceiling is not the one for a single week.
The statutory working week is … hours; overtime is paid at a premium of … for the first eight hours, then ….
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The statutory working week is 35 hours; overtime is paid at a premium of 25% for the first eight hours, then 50%.
Overtime starts at the 36th hour; the premium goes from 25% to 50% from the 44th hour.
Collective agreement: what is it?
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An agreement negotiated between employee unions and employers' organisations, which supplements and adapts the law for a sector on terms of employment and work.
Once extended by ministerial order, it applies to every company in the sector, for example for minimum pay, notice or leave, often above the legal minimum.