Is it possible to work only the night shift?

Night shiftThe exclusive work in the night shift is not expressly prohibited by the Labor Code, but in this case the employer has a number of strict liabilities.

Night shift means activities performed in the range 22.00 – 6.00. In the context of this definition, the employee performs night work between 22.00 and 6.00, at least 3 hours of his time every day to work. A night employee is considered also the person who works during the night at a rate of at least 30% of his time working month.

As a first rule, employees who are to perform work at night are subject of a free medical examination before starting work. This medical exam is periodically thereafter.

The normal duration of working time, for the night employee, will not exceed an average of 8 hours per day, according to the Labor Code. This average is calculated over a reference period exceeding 3 calendar months, with the legal provisions on weekly rest.

Duties of employers

The employers whose employees do frequently work at night must:

  • inform the territorial labor inspectorate;
  • give employees equivalent compensatory rest periods or compensation in money for the night hours worked over 8 hours;
  • provide a bonus for working at night (25% of base salary if such time worked is at least 3 hours a night during normal working hours) or
  • reduce working hours (one hour from the normal time working hours for the days in which at least 3 hours is spent for night work
  • without this leading to lower basic salary);
  • modify the work program for the employees with health problems who perform night work. They will be switched to day work for which they are suited;
  • not hire for the night work youth who have not reached the age of 18, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers.

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