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Derogations

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Subject to the general principles of the protection of the safety and health of workers, certain derogations from the provisions of the Organisation of Working Time Law may be possible in relation to:
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rest intervals
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daily and weekly rest periods
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maximum weekly work time and
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duration of night work.
Such derogations apply to workers whose working time is not measured or predetermined or may be decided by the workers themselves, in particular in relation to:
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management executives or other persons with autonomous decision-making powers
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family workers
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workers officiating at religious ceremonies in places of worship and religious communities
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medical practitioners under training (in this case special provisions apply).
According to the Law, derogations from certain articles of the Law may be adopted by means of collective agreements or agreements between the employers and the employees’ representatives provided that equivalent periods of compensatory rest are afforded to the workers concerned or that in exceptional cases where this is objectively assessed not made possible, appropriate protection is afforded to workers in activities and cases set out by the Law.



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