Common use of COMPANY-SPECIFIC WORKING TIME ARRANGEMENTS Clause in Contracts

COMPANY-SPECIFIC WORKING TIME ARRANGEMENTS. ‌ All arrangements pursuant to the following shall be submitted to the central parties for advisement. The local parties can enter into an agreement on a company-adapted working hours scheme. If one of the parties so requires, negotiations shall be initiated to reach an agreement without undue delay. In case of disagreement, either of the local parties can request that the central parties assist in the negotiations. If necessitated by the nature of the work, an agreement concerning company- adapted working hours shall be entered into. The scheme shall be based on the following principles: Working hours can be set up as a company-adapted working time scheme for all or groups of the workforce, based on the need for labour at different times of the day. Work in such a scheme can be scheduled for all days of the week between 00:00 and 24:00. All work performed outside 07:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday and 07:00 to 14:00 on Saturday, shall be scheduled for such a company-adapted working time arrangement, unless the parties locally agree otherwise. Work during the period between 17:00 and 07:00 shall, as far as possible, alternate between all employees within the working area. Start time for the individual working hours cannot be scheduled in the period from 24:00 to 04:00. Transition to such a working hours scheme shall apply for a minimum of 60 days after advance notice of 30 days. Shorter deadlines can apply by local agreement. Notice of a change to the working hours schedule in a company-adapted working hours scheme, shall be issued as early as possible and with at least 14 days notice. For work during this period 17:00 to 22:00, a supplement shall be paid per hour at 50 % of the wage that applies at any given time. For work during the period 22:00 to 07:00, a supplement shall be paid of 60 % of the wage that applies at any given time.