Article 19 Hours of work
United Kingdom
Staff members shall at all times be at the disposal of the SATCEN.
The normal working hours for staff members shall be 40 hours per week, to be completed in accordance with a general schedule set by the Director. Within the same limits, the Director may determine the hours to be worked by certain groups of staff engaged in particular duties.
Due to operational exigencies and in the interest of the service, the Director, in agreement with the Head of Administration may require that work be organised in shifts. The normal working hours of a staff member on shift work must not exceed the annual total of normal working hours.
Flexible working hours may be agreed by the Director in accordance with staff members' personal circumstances or the constraints of their particular work.
For exigencies of the service, a staff member may be required to remain on standby duty at his place of work or at home outside normal working hours.
Overtime worked by staff members outside the normal working hours specified in paragraph 2 shall entitle them to time off in lieu or to overtime pay. However, only overtime worked with the prior agreement of the relevant head of division shall be regarded as overtime. Every effort shall be made to keep overtime to a minimum.
Overtime worked shall entitle the staff member concerned:
to time off in lieu; or
where such time off cannot be granted owing to the requirements of the service, to overtime pay calculated at the rate of 133 % of the basic salary.
Night work: hours worked between 20.30 and 7.00 shall be paid at night work rates; however, if such hours are worked without a break following a day's work, they shall not be regarded as night work unless they extend into the overnight period by more than 90 minutes.
Hours of night work not exceeding the number set out in paragraph 2 shall give entitlement to additional remuneration at the rate of 50 % of the basic salary.
Overtime worked at night shall be paid at the rate of 150 % of overtime worked by day.
In exceptional circumstances, decided at the discretion of the Director, some staff members may be required to work at weekends. In such cases, the hours worked shall give an entitlement to time off in lieu or to remuneration.
Overtime or night work by staff members in grades A4 or above shall carry no right to compensation or remuneration.
The Director shall establish the implementing rules in respect of this Article.