Definitions
The Labour Code defines the nocturnal period as the interval between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m..
The following persons are regarded as night workers within the meaning of the law:
- every employee who works during the nocturnal period for at least 3 hours of his daily working time;
- any employee who is liable to complete, during the nocturnal period, a certain part of his annual working time defined by a collective agreement or by an agreement concluded between social partners at national or sectoral level, provided that the said period is longer than one-quarter of his annual hours worked.