IImagine that your employer decides to change your working hours – is this possible? Does the law allow it? The answer is yes, according to the Working Conditions Authority (ACT).
“Yes. Only schedules that have been negotiated (agreed) individually with the worker cannot be changed.“, explains ACT in a response to frequently asked questions published on its website.
However, there is a procedure that must be followedas all changes to working hours imply:
- Prior consultation with affected workersthe workers’ committee or, failing that, the union, inter-union committee or union delegates, if any;
- Posting at the company 7 days in advancein relation to its entry into force, or 3 days in the case of a micro-enterprise.
What if the change to working hours doesn’t last for more than a week?
In this case, the “employer is exempt from resorting to changes that do not last more than a week, up to three times a year, and provided that he records each change in a specific book containing prior consultation and information with the workers’ committee or, in his missing, the union or inter-union committee or union delegates, if they exist”, explains ACT.
Does a schedule change entitle you to economic compensation?
Yes, according to ACT, the “employer must economically compensate employees for whom the change in working hours results in increased expenses“.
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