The CGFP lists its demands in the context of the regulation of working time in the civil service. Archive photo: Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne

The CGFP lists its demands in the context of the regulation of working time in the civil service. Archive photo: Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne

The General Confederation of the Civil Service (CGFP) has published a list of demands in the context of a future bill on the subject.

Working time is also being discussed in the public service. A bill on working time regulation is expected to be drafted soon. Before that, the public sector union CGFP had the opportunity to talk to the ministry of the civil service about the future text. The union warned against certain points, which it considers worrying.

One point in particular is the fact that “the minister is empowered to derogate from the agreed working time regulations in several cases.” The union is calling for a grand ducal regulation to be required for such deviations, and that such deviations be “duly justified.”

The bill would also allow the possibility of “increasing the maximum daily working time from 10 to 12.5 hours for a fixed or unlimited period.” The CGFP “refuses to systematically hand a blank cheque to the government indefinitely.”

Taking into account the opinion of the staff committee

“Where flexible working hours are used, the head of administration may set the obligation for staff to be present up to six hours a day. If necessary, administrations may also decide to apply shift work. The CGFP requires that these steps be taken only after the opinion of the staff committee.”

Similarly, “in the event of a reduction in the daily or weekly rest period or of derogations from night work arrangements, the competent grand ducal regulations must ensure, among other things, that the employees concerned are given an equivalent substitute rest period (‘compensatory rest’) at the latest before the start of the next shift. The same precaution must also be taken if the required 30-minute break after more than six hours of service cannot be granted.”

Finally, the CGFP insists that the working time regulations in the public sector should be applied equally, even in the military.

The CGFP “demands that these conclusions be taken into account in the drafting of the bill.” Paperjam contacted the ministry of the civil service, which, at the time of publication of this article, had not yet indicated to what extent they would be taken into account, nor had the ministry communicated the date on which the bill would be published.

This story was first published in French on . It has been translated and edited for Delano.

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