Tarn-et-Garonne school sets night-work pay and rest for supervisors

The Ecole des Métiers de Tarn et Garonne put night work for its boarding-centre supervisors on a statutory footing with a company agreementLegifrance signed with the works council on 24 August 2026Legifrance at Montauban. Concluded for the supervisors of the centre d'hébergementLegifrance, it runs indefinitely and took effect on 1 September 2026 after filingLegifrance, with validity conditional on signature by council members holding a majority of votes cast and on deposit with the administrationLegifrance.

Night-time runs from 9 pm to 6 amLegifrance. A night worker is anyone working at least three night hours daily at least twice a week, or at least 270 night hours over twelve consecutive monthsLegifrance. The first supervisor works 4:30 pm to 10:30 pm, including ninety night minutes from 9 pm, and the second works 10:30 pm to 8 am, covering the whole 10:30 pm to 6 am night span. Night work is justified by continuous care of residents, boarder safety, emergencies and overnight operation, which require qualified supervisors on site.

Because of the occupation's specific demands, the maximum daily night shift may rise from eight to twelve hoursLegifrance, with hours beyond eight added to daily rest, and the maximum average working week rises from forty to forty-four hours over twelve consecutive weeksLegifrance. Once night work reaches six consecutive hours, the supervisor gets a twenty-minute break paid as effective working time. Overtime is paid at statutory rates or converted into equivalent rest.

Night workers earn a 10 percent premium on the hourly wage for effective hours between 9 pm and 6 amLegifrance, are recruited at a higher index than day supervisors, and receive two compensatory rest daysLegifrance per full year of night work, calculated pro rata for mid-year arrivals, departures or absences not treated as effective workLegifrance. Rest days may not cut daily or weekly rest below legal floors, are placed by mutual agreement no later than 31 December each yearLegifrance, and require fifteen calendar days' notice. Protection includes a mandatory occupational-doctor visit before night assignment, reinforced medical follow-up, a rest room with shower and toilets, and sleep and lifestyle awareness, with the same training, career, pay and information rights as other employees. Under-18s and employees medically barred from nights are excluded.

Supervisors may exceptionally work days, no more than twenty days per calendar year per employee without the employee's express consentLegifrance, only when the boarding section hosts no pupils, activity temporarily drops, or meetings, training or premises work cannot reasonably happen at nightLegifrance. Day assignments need fifteen calendar days' written notice except in duly justified operational emergencies, and where the contract does not already provide for day-night alternation, the employee's prior written consent is required. The agreement is reviewed by a joint monitoring commission one year after entry into force then every two years, with a mandatory yearly meeting in the month after each anniversary to discuss revision.

Legal basis: Code du travail, articles L.3122-15, L.3122-17 and L.3122-18.