Prerequisites
You can only apply for a permit if you are an employer.
You can apply for an extension of your employees' daily working hours under the following conditions:
- For continuous shift operation when additional free shifts are achieved. You grant additional free shifts by providing more consecutive days off for the affected employees.
- For construction and assembly sites, particularly relevant if the place of work is far away from the employees' place of residence and you ensure that the employees have a correspondingly longer rest period at their place of residence for the extended working hours on the construction or assembly site.
- For your seasonal or campaign operations, if there is an exceptional workload for the specific time of year that you cannot absorb through other organizational measures.
Documents required
For all companies:
- Disclosures relating to the activities
- Number of employees for whom a permit is to be issued
- Contact person in the company with contact details
- Risk assessment (particularly with regard to psychological stress caused by longer working hours)
- Statement from the company doctor
- Statement from the works council (if available)
Additionally for continuous shift operations:
- Duty/shift schedules that prove that the extension of working hours will result in additional free shifts
- Schedules for day and night shifts/shifts, which also clearly show the break options
Additionally at construction and assembly sites:
- Information about the type and severity of the work
- Organization of working hours
- Distance between place of work and place of residence
- Duration of rest period at place of residence
Additionally for seasonal and campaign businesses:
- Information about the season or campaign
- Organization of working hours
- Period during which working hours are reduced
Please note
Night and shift work is regulated by the Working Hours Act.
If it is necessary for you for operational reasons and the health of employees is not endangered, you can apply for exceptions to be granted. If working hours regularly include a significant amount of work or on-call duty, you can extend the working hours on weekdays beyond 8 hours without compensation if you ensure the health of your employees through special regulations.
Deadlines
There is no deadline.