What are tourist attractions?
The tourist attractions sector includes businesses that provide seasonal activities. This encompasses amusement parks, zoos, museums, and water activities like kayaking.
Seasonal work
Many tourist attractions operate at full capacity during spring and summer.
In this sector, part-time work, student jobs, and fixed-term contracts are common due to the seasonal nature of the work. Additionally, full-time employees need to be flexible.
This requires careful planning to provide daily activities. Employees also need to be informed in advance about their schedules.
Flexible working hours
The average working hours amount to 38 hours per week over the year. The reference period is usually the calendar year, unless a different 12-month period is set at the company level. Daily, a maximum of 11 hours and weekly a maximum of 50 hours may be worked, without exceeding the limit of 180 extra hours.
Alternative schedules must be included in the labour regulation, and any changes must be communicated at least 7 days in advance.
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Communication of work schedules
As a reminder, the regulation in your sector regarding the communication of work schedules is as follows:
- For workdays, you must inform your employees of their work schedules no later than 4 days before the start of the work month.
For example: for a work month starting on November 1, the schedule must be communicated by October 28 at the latest.
- For working hours, this must be done no later than 4 days before the workday.
For example: for a workday on Friday, November 7, the working hours must be known by Monday, November 3 at the latest.
This regulation was established for your sector for the year 2024 and has now been extended for 2025.
Part-time work
During the closing periods of tourist attractions, work hours may be limited to 2 hours per day for specific tasks such as animal care and technical interventions.
Additionally, in 2025, employees with a contract of at least 4 months and 19 hours per week in certain roles (such as parking attendant, guide, or reception hostess) may also perform daily shifts of 2 hours.
Note: Both regulations must be properly included in the labour regulation.
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