Employees
# Special regulations for working hours
Along with the usual working hours, there are special regulations for
certain situations. Examples include part-time work for older employees and winter
pay for employees in weather-dependent industries. Here is an overview of information
and services regarding these regulations.
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If you as an employer wish to have employees work in your company or business on a Sunday or public holiday, you require a permit to do so.If your company belongs to the construction industry or has the same status and your employees work in a weather-dependent job, you can receive additional winter pay under certain conditions and pay it to your employees.If your company belongs to the construction industry or is treated as such and you lose work during the so-called bad weather period, you can receive a winter allowance under certain conditions and thus partially compensate for your employees' loss of earnings.Under certain conditions, as an employer you can have longer daily working hours approved for employees in your company.Are you planning longer night work hours for your employees? Then you can have these approved under certain conditions at the locally responsible office for occupational health and safety.Under certain conditions, as an employer you can obtain permission for employees in your company to have rest periods that deviate from working time regulations.If an unavoidable temporary loss of working hours occurs in your company, short-time working allowance can be paid in full or in part for your employees. The loss of earnings is partially compensated by short-time working allowance and is intended to prevent redundancies.