16 § Emergency work

1.       Emergency work is carried out on the basis of an emergency call. This refers to a case in which the employee has left the workplace and is required to come to work outside his or her regular working hours.

2.       Emergency work shall be compensated for by at least one hour’s wages and an emergency supplement as follows:

I  In daytime work (other than shift work)

a) If the call is issued after regular working hours or during the employee’s day off but before 10 pm, compensation corresponding to two hours’ wages shall be paid.

b) If the call is issued between 10 pm and 6 am, compensation corresponding to four hours’ wages shall be paid.

II  In shift work

a) For the morning shift

Emergency supplements for the morning shift shall be equal to those agreed on for daytime work hereinabove.

b) For the evening and night shifts

If the call is issued within nine hours of the end of the employee’s regular work hours, compensation corresponding to four hours’ wages shall be paid.

c) If the call is issued after nine hours following the end of regular work hours but at least one hour before the beginning of the employee’s next regular working hours, compensation corresponding to two hours’ wages shall be paid to the employee.

3.       Compensation in accordance with paragraph 2. I a) above shall also be paid when work is performed between 10 pm and 6 am on the basis of a call issued during regular working hours on the same day.

4.       If work performed in either of cases I b) and II b) hereinabove constitutes diurnal overtime, the overtime compensation will immediately be 100 %.