A night worker could lose up to 615 euros gross per month if the night bonuses only concerned the hours provided between midnight and 5 am, depending on the calculations of the CSC Food and Services.
The federal government plans to consider as night work the hours worked between midnight and 5 a.m. against 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. today. “The main issue behind this change concerns the payment of night premiums, which should no longer be paid for the four hours before midnight or during the last hour of the night. The change is expected to focus on new workers, ”said the CSC foods and services in a statement released on Tuesday.
The union calculated the amounts that would be lost by night workers if these hours were no longer counted. A night worker at the minimum wage in a food trade would lose 342 euros per month. “This example is based on a minimum wage worker, but most have higher wages,” said the union. He estimates that loss of salary could go up to 615 euros gross per month.
“Night bonuses are compensation for the great difficulty of night work,” says Luc Debast, spokesperson for the CSC Food and Services for the Food Trade sector. “The Arizona government claims to want to pay better than those who work, but by reducing night premiums, it pays less those who have one of the heaviest professions. In addition to that, he will extend the law which prohibits increases in raw wages at least until 2027. There is a gap between speeches and acts. We ask for the abandonment of the night work reform project ”.
