R&R Product Update November 4, 2024

In this issue: More flexible regulations for 13-, 14-, and 15-year-olds under the Working Hours Act & the end of the transitional provision for Sunday pay.

More Flexible Regulations for 13-, 14-, and 15-Year-Olds Under the Working Hours Act

As stated in the Official Gazette(see: officielenbekendmakingen.nl), a number of new regulations will take effect on November 18 that will make it easier to employ 13-, 14-, and 15-year-olds on a flexible basis.

Of course, these adjustments were also made in R&R, effective with the work schedules for Week 47.

Note: If the work schedule for Week 47 has already been created, it often helps to briefly delete a shift and re-enter it; this will ensure that the new rules are applied. The new rules are automatically applied to shifts that are newly added to the work schedule.

What has changed?

• On a day when school is out and during a week of school break, 13- and 14-year-olds may work until 8 p.m. instead of 7 p.m.
• The same rules apply to 13- and 14-year-olds as to 15-year-olds, who are allowed to work on Sundays. 
• Children aged 15 are allowed to work until 8 p.m. on a day when school is out.
• A day off from school is defined as a day on which there are no school-related activities. Therefore, even a weekday outside of school vacations can be a day off from school, subject to the applicable rules.

If there is no class schedule available for a 13- or 14-year-old, R&R cannot correctly verify all the rules. In this case, a warning is displayed indicating that the class schedule is missing, and the verification must continue to be performed outside of R&R.

Do you have any questions about the changes or their impact on R&R? If so, please contact us through our support department. We'll be happy to answer your questions.

End of the Transitional Provision for Sunday Pay

Time sure flies! It has already been three years since the transitional arrangement for Sunday premiums under the CAO for the food sector was introduced. Employees hired before January 1, 2022, were still entitled to a 100% premium for a portion of the hours worked on Sundays over the past three years. This transitional arrangement remains in effect until the 52nd week of 2024 (for more details, see https://www.rr-wfm.com/blog-wijziging-zondagtoeslag/ ).

Starting in the first week of 2025, the 100% Sunday premium will no longer be paid at R&R, and all employees who are entitled to a Sunday premium will receive the “regular” 50% Sunday premium. 

The information on the employee's screen relating to this policy remains visible for a while and eventually disappears.

Do you have any questions about the changes or their impact on R&R? If so, please contact us through our support department. We'll be happy to answer your questions.

Any questions?

Do you have any questions about the information above? Please contact us at aftersales@rr-wfm.com .

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Sincerely,

Mark Taling – Product Owner

About the Author Mark Taling

As a Product Owner at R&R, I am responsible for the functional development and strategy of our software. My goal is to provide our users with the best possible experience, both now and in the future.

As a former developer and architect at R&R, I have extensive experience with how our products work and the processes they support. I now use this experience not only to keep our products up to date, but above all to develop innovations that enhance the user experience!