Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 1995, Publicación: 82ª reunión CIT (1995)

Article 8, paragraph 3, of the Convention. The Committee notes that pursuant to section 63 of the Labour Code, a worker may work on a rest day if he so consents, except in cases where such work is necessary to prevent a public or natural disaster, to prevent or promptly remedy a production breakdown, or to prevent an accident, or as provided by collective agreement. Section 64 of the Labour Code further provides that work performed on a rest day may be compensated, as agreed by the parties, by granting another rest day or by monetary compensation at not less than twice the normal rate. The Committee wishes to call the Government's attention to the fact that, under this provision of the Convention, in all the cases noted above, compensatory rest is compulsory regardless of any monetary compensation. It therefore hopes that the Government will take the necessary measures to bring the legislation into conformity with the Convention on this point.