lay days ex. sundays and holidays

Sunday working [ working on public holidays ]

Sunday Observance Act

night work and work on Sundays or public holidays

Percent of Initial Out-of-Service Reports Cleared Within 24 Hours (Excluding Weekends and Holidays)

10. Considers the sector to be characterised by considerable flexibility, with fixed-term contracts and the use of temporary agency workers; considers also that this sector tends to require workers to work on Sundays and public holidays, including evening and night work, which could have a negative impact on workers’ health and work-life balance; notes the importance of promoting a healthy work-life balance, and consequently calls on Member States to adjust their policies in relation to working on Sundays and public holidays in the retail sector, in order to promote a healthy work-life balance for workers without unduly negatively affe ...[+++]cting SMEs in the sector; calls on Member States and the social partners strongly to consider implementing policies that would regard Sunday work as always being voluntary, adequately paid and balanced by compensatory time off,, with exceptions having to be sufficiently justified;

The Member States shall take the appropriate measures to ensure that pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding are not obliged to work overtime or on Sundays or holidays, during pregnancy and for six months after the birth".

working days mean all days other than official and/or public holidays, Saturdays and Sundays.

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