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The salary of employees working at night is calculated as follows — additional pay must be provided
The salary of employees working at night is calculated as follows — additional pay must be provided
In practice, there are cases where employees work night shifts at enterprises, yet their salaries do not differ from those of daytime workers. Thus, based on the fact that they perform the same work, they are paid the same amount of salary.
So, what does the legislation say about this?
Article 166 of the Labor Code states that work performed during nighttime, as well as work carried out under a multi-shift work regime, must be paid at a higher rate by the employer, but not below the minimum level established by the Cabinet of Ministers. According to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers dated April 5, 2001, employees must receive an additional payment equal to 20% of their hourly wage rate for each hour of nighttime work, 20% for each hour worked during the evening shift in a multi-shift regime, and 40% for each hour worked during the night shift.
According to the explanation regarding payment for nighttime work and multi-shift work regimes, a multi-shift work regime refers to a work arrangement organized in two or more shifts during the day at enterprises, institutions, and organizations (including continuous production facilities), where the duration of each shift does not exceed 8 hours within a 40-hour workweek.
Under the Labor Code, the period from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM is considered nighttime. In such cases, employees’ work schedules are arranged according to shift schedules, and working hours are usually distributed equally across weeks.
A shift in which at least half of the working hours fall during nighttime is considered a night shift. Regardless of the shift’s start and end times, the shift preceding the night shift is considered the evening shift.
For example, employees at a continuously operating enterprise work under a multi-shift regime. Their employment contracts provide for additional pay amounting to 20% of the hourly wage for each hour worked during the evening shift and 40% for each hour worked during the night shift. During one month, an employee worked 160 hours in total: 40 hours in the evening shift, 40 hours in the night shift, and 80 hours during the day shift. If the employee’s monthly salary is 1,000 manats, the hourly wage rate would be 6.25 manats.
Additional payment for the evening shift:
(40 × 6.25) × 20% = 50 manats
Additional payment for the night shift:
(40 × 6.25) × 40% = 100 manats
The employee’s total salary would be:
1,000 + 50 + 100 = 1,150 manats.
Other work arrangements (such as splitting the working day into parts, etc.) are not considered multi-shift or two-shift work regimes. Employees working under such arrangements are entitled to additional pay amounting to 20% of their hourly wage for each hour worked during nighttime (after 10:00 PM).
In practice, there are cases where employees work night shifts at enterprises, yet their salaries do not differ from those of daytime workers. Thus, based on the fact that they perform the same work, they are paid the same amount of salary.
So, what does the legislation say about this?
Article 166 of the Labor Code states that work performed during nighttime, as well as work carried out under a multi-shift work regime, must be paid at a higher rate by the employer, but not below the minimum level established by the Cabinet of Ministers. According to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers dated April 5, 2001, employees must receive an additional payment equal to 20% of their hourly wage rate for each hour of nighttime work, 20% for each hour worked during the evening shift in a multi-shift regime, and 40% for each hour worked during the night shift.
According to the explanation regarding payment for nighttime work and multi-shift work regimes, a multi-shift work regime refers to a work arrangement organized in two or more shifts during the day at enterprises, institutions, and organizations (including continuous production facilities), where the duration of each shift does not exceed 8 hours within a 40-hour workweek.
Under the Labor Code, the period from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM is considered nighttime. In such cases, employees’ work schedules are arranged according to shift schedules, and working hours are usually distributed equally across weeks.
A shift in which at least half of the working hours fall during nighttime is considered a night shift. Regardless of the shift’s start and end times, the shift preceding the night shift is considered the evening shift.
For example, employees at a continuously operating enterprise work under a multi-shift regime. Their employment contracts provide for additional pay amounting to 20% of the hourly wage for each hour worked during the evening shift and 40% for each hour worked during the night shift. During one month, an employee worked 160 hours in total: 40 hours in the evening shift, 40 hours in the night shift, and 80 hours during the day shift. If the employee’s monthly salary is 1,000 manats, the hourly wage rate would be 6.25 manats.
Additional payment for the evening shift:
(40 × 6.25) × 20% = 50 manats
Additional payment for the night shift:
(40 × 6.25) × 40% = 100 manats
The employee’s total salary would be:
1,000 + 50 + 100 = 1,150 manats.
Other work arrangements (such as splitting the working day into parts, etc.) are not considered multi-shift or two-shift work regimes. Employees working under such arrangements are entitled to additional pay amounting to 20% of their hourly wage for each hour worked during nighttime (after 10:00 PM).