Ministry of Labor discussed nuances of working on weekends and holidays
The press service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection answered the most popular questions about working on weekends and holidays.
The Ministry of Labor explained whether an employer has the right to involve employees in work on weekends and holidays. According to the Labor Code, work on public holidays and non-working days is prohibited, but there are exceptions.
Involvement in work on a weekend must be formalized by an order (instruction) of the employer, which must specify the terms of compensation. Additional payment is provided for each hour of work on holidays and weekends. For piece-rate wages, it cannot be lower than the established piece-rate prices, and for hourly wages — not lower than the hourly tariff rates (salaries).
However, there are certain restrictions on the frequency of involvement in weekend work. Legislation stipulates that an employee may be engaged in no more than 12 weekend days throughout the entire calendar year.
Transfers of working hours are established by the government and are mandatory. They apply only to employees with a five-day working week, where weekends fall on Saturday and Sunday. An employee does not have the right to refuse the transfer of a working day. In addition, it is not possible to formalize a labor leave from a public holiday.
The Ministry of Labor also clarified whether it is necessary to work off transferred working days if an employee was on vacation or sick leave. If the transferred day could not be a working day due to vacation, then it is not required to work it off on Saturday.
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