Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2013, publiée 103ème session CIT (2014)

Convention (n° 106) sur le repos hebdomadaire (commerce et bureaux), 1957 - Lettonie (Ratification: 1993)

Article 8(3) of the Convention. Temporary exemptions – Compensatory rest. In its previous comment, the Committee drew attention to section 143(4) of the Labour Code which provides that workers performing work on a weekly rest day for reasons of urgent public need, force majeure, unexpected events or other exceptional circumstances should receive “rest at another time” without specifying, however, neither the duration of such compensatory rest nor the timeframe within which it should be granted. In its latest report, the Government indicates that the provision in question is planned to be amended to spell out clearly the employer’s obligation to provide compensatory rest of a duration at least equivalent to the rest day lost, and also ensure that the compensatory rest is given not later than the 14th day following the weekly rest day in which the employee was required to work by order of the employer. The Committee requests the Government to keep the Office informed of any progress made in the process of revision of the Labour Code and to transmit the text of new section 143(4) once it has been amended.