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Written by Riviera Reporter
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Taking time out…
We can't be sure of the future of the 35-hour week but at the moment
it's with us and employees have the right to benefit from it. Well,
that's the theory.
Bob is a fully legal worker with a permanent contract in a local
building firm. He says his boss is “evasive” about Bob taking his “RTT
days”. For those who don't know, this means time off as a result of the
réduction du temps de travail (RTT). Employers can compensate overtime
by days off rather than payment. For example (I don't know the figures
in Bob's case), someone in a firm on a 35-hour week who works 37 hours
can claim up to 11 days off in the year. Half of these can be taken at
anytime (with 7 days' notice to the employer), the other half can be at
dates fixed by the firm.
From Reporter 105 - Oct/Nov 2004
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Doing It in France 
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