The law establishes a salary increase for those who work the early morning shift

In the workplace, early morning shift schedules are usually the most demanding as they involve a big change in the workers’ routine. Last Thursday, September 14, the Plenary Session of the Congress of the Republic approved with 49 votes in favor, 46 against and 11 abstentions a ruling that proposes an increase in the salary of employees who work during these hours. How much will the increase be? Find out in the following lines.

How much more will early shift workers earn?

The workers Those who work in the early morning would get an increase in 35% of the daily shift. “Night shift is understood to be the time worked between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am,” reads the substitute text.

“The worker who works at night will receive payment of a surcharge for night work of thirty-five percent (35%) of the daily value of the basic remuneration for each day worked during daylight hours, unless otherwise agreed upon which is more.” beneficial for the worker and his health,” the project reads.

Furthermore, it is sought that “in work centers in which work is organized by shifts that include days in night timethese must be rotating, except for restrictions related to safety and health at work.”

What does the autograph of the law approved by Congress say?

The opinion approved by the Plenary of the Congress proposes modifying the Law on Working Days, Schedules and Overtime Work.

In this sense, the norm proposes modifying article 1, which establishes that “the ordinary working day is 8 hours or 48 hours per week at most”, and it begins to be counted from the moment the worker becomes available to the employer “whether inside or outside the workplace, for the purpose of their work.”

“It is understood as working hours not necessarily the actual work that the worker can perform on behalf of the employer, but rather the provision of his or her time and under subordination to the employer. In the event that there is controversy about the exact beginning of the working day, the first entry control that the worker carries out is presumed to be such,” are the lines that are intended to be added to the article 1.