Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2002, published 91st ILC session (2003)

Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957 (No. 106) - Greenland

The Committee takes note of the Government’s report and the information contained in its reply to previous comments.

Articles 7 and 8 of the Convention. The Committee notes from the information provided that the Home Rule Government and the Minister of Finance on the one side and the employers’ organization concerned on the other side conclude agreements on compensatory rest which include the possibility of monetary compensation in cases where compensatory rest cannot be taken within a certain period. It further notes that in practice the employer and the employee conclude agreements to this effect. The Committee observes that, under Article 7, paragraph 2, of the Convention, workers subject to special weekly rest schemes must be entitled to a rest of at least 24 hours for every period of seven days. It further recalls that, under Article 8, paragraph 3, of the Convention, the granting of compensatory rest is compulsory regardless of monetary compensation. It accordingly hopes that the Government will take the necessary measures to bring this practice into conformity with the Convention in this respect. In this context, it also asks the Government to indicate in which manner the consultation of both social partner organizations is ensured, as required by Articles 7, paragraph 4, and 8, paragraph 2, of the Convention as well as by section 43(3) of the Act of 4 June 1986 on the working environment in Greenland.