Overtime in the Territorial Public Service (FPT)

Verified 01 January 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Overtime work is work you perform at the request of your department manager that exceeds the time limits defined by your work cycle. They must not have the effect of carrying the actual working time beyond a certain limit and to reduce the daily and weekly rest periods below a certain period. Their number is limited. They give rise to compensatory rest or compensation.

Overtime work is work you perform at the request of your department manager that exceeds the time limits defined by your work cycle.

The work cycle is the reference period on the basis of which work is organized.

The cycle can be defined by service or by function.

The duration of the cycle can be from week to year so that the duration of the work is 35 hours per week over the year.

Working hours are defined within the cycle.

Example :

Working time may be organized in a two-week cycle corresponding to 70 hours divided as follows: 39 hours a dayre week, 31 hours a second. There is overtime if you work more than 70 hours during the cycle.

You cannot work more than 25 hours of overtime per month.

This monthly quota may be exceeded by decision of your Head of Service if exceptional circumstances warrant and for a limited period.

The staff representatives on the Social Committee shall be informed immediately.

Overtime should not lead you to exceed actual work following:

  • 48 hours in a week
  • 44 hours on average over 12 consecutive weeks

The daily working time may not exceed 10 hours.

The maximum working day is set at 12 hours.

You must have a break of at least 20 minutes every 6 hours.

If you work overtime, you must be entitled to a minimum daily rest period of 11 hours, like any other staff member.

You must also have a weekly rest period of at least 35 consecutive hours, normally including Sunday.

If you are subject to an hourly overtime statement, your overtime shall be compensated by an equal period of rest or by hourly compensation.

The general conditions for recourse to compensation or compensation shall be determined by deliberation within each authority.

If you are not subject to an hourly count, overtime is subject to a lump-sum compensation.