Overtime in the Territorial Public Service

Overtime is the hours you work at the request of your head of department, when the needs of the service so require, exceeding the time limits defined by your work cycle.

The work cycle is defined by department or function type.

Working hours are defined within the work cycle so that the annual working time is in line with the statutory working time (1 607 hours or the lower in force).

When the work cycle is several weeks long, the working time can vary from one week to another within the cycle. Example: 2-week cycle including 1 week at 32 hours then 1 week at 38 hours, or 35 hours on average per week.

Where the working cycle provides for a working time of more than 35 hours per week or 1 607 hours per year, the hours worked in excess of the statutory period shall be eligible for RTT. Example: a weekly cycle of 39 hours entitles to 4 hours of RTT.

Hours worked beyond the statutory time limit, once the RTT days have been granted, if applicable, constitute overtime.

Overtime worked between 10 pm and 7 am shall be considered as overtime at night.

The list of posts on which staff may be required to work overtime shall be determined by deliberation.

You cannot accomplish more than 25 extra hours per month.

This monthly quota may be exceeded by decision of your Head of Department if exceptional circumstances warrant and for a limited period. The staff representatives on the territorial social committee shall be informed immediately.

The completion of overtime must not lead you to exceed the duration of actual work following:

• 48 hours in the same week
• 44 hours on average over a period of 12 consecutive weeks.

The daily working time may not exceed 10 hours.

The maximum amplitude of the working day is set at 12 o'clock.

You must have, like any agent, daily rest of 11 hours minimum and a weekly rest of at least 35 consecutive hours and including in principle Sunday.

You must have a break of at least 20 minutes every 6 hours of work.

Overtime gives rise to a compensatory rest or the payment of a compensation.

The same overtime cannot give rise to both compensatory rest and compensation.

The general conditions for the use of compensation or compensation for overtime shall be determined by deliberation.

An additional hour may give rise to compensatory rest of at least equal duration. The deliberation may provide for an increase in compensation, in particular for overtime worked at night, on weekends or on public holidays.

Compensatory rest should be taken immediately after the period of work to be compensated.

In the absence of compensation in the form of compensatory rest, an additional hour gives rise to the payment of a hourly allowance.