18. For the purposes of section 197 and paragraph 198(a) of the Act, where the hours of work of an employee whose wages are calculated on a daily or hourly basis differ from day to day, or where the employee’s wages are calculated on a basis other than time, the regular rate of wages for a holiday shall be

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 Commission will also make sure that the notion of ‘basic working and employment conditions’ is correctly implemented in all Member States. This notion covers pay as well as the duration of working time, overtime, breaks, rest periods, night work, holidays and public holidays.

These conditions cover pay, as well as the duration of working time, overtime, breaks, rest periods, night work, holidays and public holidays.

To reimburse a day’s expenses for a public holiday would result in the electorate staying at home in even greater numbers at the next elections.

(f) holiday pay for official holidays or annual holidays;