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The employee shall be entitled to a wage benefit of at least EUR 1.43 for night work in addition to the wage earned for each hour of night work, and to a wage benefit of at least EUR 1.79 for an employee performing risky work. Night work is work performed between 10 pm and 6 am.

For an employer who, due to the nature of the work or operating conditions, the majority of the work is required to be done as night work, it is possible to agree, if not an employee performing risky work, on a lower wage advantage than under paragraph 1, but at least 1 , 25 euros, in:

a) collective agreement,

b) employment contract in the case of a non-union employer who employed less than 20 employees on 31 December of the previous calendar year.

It is possible to agree on a salary with the manager in the employment contract, taking into account any night work. In such a case, the payroll benefit does not belong to the manager.