The need to divide the working day into parts

- a measure that the employer resorts to if during the day the employee’s work is required only from time to time. Let’s look at the example of drivers to see what this looks like and how it is regulated by labor law.

How the working day is divided into parts for drivers

One of the most striking examples is the work of drivers. In particular, this is actively practiced for those who operate regular buses on suburban and intercity routes. The fact is that drivers must obey the bus departure schedule established by local passenger transport enterprises. As a result, the period covering all trips may exceed the standard 40-hour week with 5 working days, 8 hours per day. In this case, neither overtime (Article 99 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation) nor irregular days (Article 101 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation) can be applied, because:

Can be used shift schedule with summarized accounting of labor time, however, with this mode of operation it is quite difficult to draw up a schedule. In addition, working 2 shifts in a row is unacceptable by law, but in practice it is quite possible - for example, when a driver completed one trip, then waited a couple of hours and went to another, because there was no employee to replace him between shifts.

The solution is dividing the working day into parts, because in this case, due to the non-working period, the total number of hours worked per day does not exceed the norm established by law. At the same time, personnel services of transport and other enterprises, carrying out dividing the working day into parts for drivers, it is necessary to be guided by Art. 105 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, and specifically the provision approved by the order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation “On approval of the Regulations on the peculiarities of the working time regime...” dated 08.20.2004 No. 15. In particular, paragraph 13 of the above provision, speaking about the working day for drivers, indicates that with the consent of the workers themselves, it is allowed to divide working time into 2 parts so that their total duration does not exceed the established norm.

It is important to consider the following points:

1. The gap between both parts should begin no later than 5 hours after the start of the shift.
2. If the gap is more than 4 hours, the driver has the right to count on rest breaks in the first part of the work (the duration of each break is at least 15 minutes). This rule applies, however, only to drivers on urban and suburban routes (i.e., not intercity).
3. The gap between parts of the working day is no more than 2 hours. This time does not include lunch break or rest time. An increase in the break to 3 hours is allowed if there is an appropriate industry agreement, a local act and the employee himself has agreed to such conditions.

The need to obtain the driver’s consent is easily explained: the break time is not taken into account and is not paid, while the employee is deprived of the opportunity to attend to his personal affairs. That is why it is important that he himself is satisfied with this mode of operation.

Dividing the day for drivers of electric transport and metro

In relation to drivers who drive not buses, but trams and trolleybuses, another regulatory act applies - a provision approved by the order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation “On approval of the Regulations on the features...” of October 18, 2005 No. 127. The main differences from dividing the working day into parts for bus drivers in this case are the following points:

1. The break between both parts of the day should begin no later than 4 hours later.
2. Break duration: no more than 2 hours during the day and no more than 6 hours at night. Extension options are not provided, but lunch and rest times are not taken into account (as for bus drivers on commuter and city routes).
3. During the break dividing the working day into parts the driver must be provided with a place to rest.

In case if we're talking about not about drivers, but about metro operators (although the essence of their work is the same - managing passenger electric transport), clauses 17 and 18 of the regulations approved by the order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation “On approval of the Regulations on the peculiarities of the regime...” dated 06/08/2005 No. 63 are already in effect. According to these standards, dividing the working day into parts metro drivers are carried out according to the following rules:

• either 1 break is introduced for 2 hours, or 2 - an hour each;
• rest and meals are included during the break;
• for workers employed as part of locomotive crews during dividing the working day into parts at night, the break between parts cannot be less than 2.5 hours.

Conditions and procedure for registering the division of a working day

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In order for the employee to work in the mode dividing the working day into parts, the following conditions are required:

1. The work must be of a special nature. This has already been covered on example dividing the working day into parts in the case of drivers, but the same applies, in particular, to office and production premises. It is extremely inconvenient for them to do their work while other employees are working, so dividing the working day into parts for them it is a natural solution to the problem.
2. The intensity should be uneven throughout the day (shift). Roughly speaking, an employee works well for a few hours at the beginning and a few hours at the end of the day, and does nothing the rest of the time. Naturally, the employer is not eager to pay him all the time.

In any case, for dividing the working day into parts it is required that the enterprise adopts a local act of appropriate content. Typically, division is made on the basis of local regulations approved by the employer after agreement with the trade union or other body representing the interests of employees. Also, information about this is entered into the employment contracts of employees working in this mode.

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New edition of Art. 105 Labor Code of the Russian Federation

In those jobs where this is necessary due to the special nature of the work, as well as when performing work the intensity of which is not the same throughout the working day (shift), the working day can be divided into parts so that the total duration of working time does not exceed the established duration of daily work . Such division is made by the employer on the basis of a local regulatory act adopted taking into account the opinion of the elected body of the primary trade union organization.

Commentary on Article 105 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation

The division of the working day into parts is regulated by Article 105 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. In those jobs where this is necessary due to the special nature of the work, as well as when performing work the intensity of which is not the same throughout the working day (shift), the working day can be divided into parts so that the total duration of working time does not exceed the established duration of daily work .

Such work is usually associated with serving the population (for example, in urban passenger transport, in communications and trade organizations). In this case, the total working time should not exceed the established duration of daily work. This division is made by the employer on the basis of a local regulatory act adopted taking into account the opinion of the elected trade union body of this organization.

The law does not determine how many parts a working day can be divided into. In practice, the working day is divided into two parts with a break of no more than two hours. It is possible to establish more breaks. These breaks are not paid. The lunch break is included in the specified breaks.

For the time worked under this regime, the employee is paid an additional payment to his basic earnings (Article 114 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

Another comment on Art. 105 Labor Code of the Russian Federation

1. Article 105 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation establishes both the conditions for the application of a work regime with the division of the working day into parts, and the procedure for introducing such a regime.

2. The conditions for applying the work regime with the division of the working day into parts are the special nature of the work or the performance of work, the intensity of which is not the same during the working day (shift). Schedules dividing the working day into parts are used mainly in organizations serving the population, for example, for drivers of urban passenger transport, for some trade workers.

3. Labor Code does not determine the duration of either individual parts of the working day or breaks between them. These issues should be resolved by a local regulatory act on the introduction of a division of the working day into parts, adopted taking into account the opinion of the elected body of the primary trade union organization. At the same time, the total duration of a working day (shift) should not exceed the duration of daily work established for employees by internal labor regulations or an employment contract.

Reinforces the right of the employer to establish a regime for dividing the working day into parts, which is implemented under the following conditions:

The special nature of work in organizations (for example, carrying out pedagogical work V educational institutions with round-the-clock presence of students and pupils; in animal husbandry - this is milking, feeding animals, caring for sick animals and other similar work);

Carrying out work, the intensity of which is not the same throughout the working day (shift) (for example, in transport organizations).

2. The use of the mode of dividing the working day into parts is possible if the requirement is met - the total duration of working time cannot exceed the prescribed duration of daily work.

3. Having granted the employer the right to establish a regime for dividing the working day into parts, the legislator referred all other issues of regulating such a regime to the scope of local regulation.

4. A local normative act on dividing the working day into parts is adopted by the employer, taking into account the opinion of the elected body of the primary trade union organization.

We believe that the issues of applying the regime of dividing the working day into parts can be considered both by an independent local regulatory act and by internal labor regulations.

5. At the organizational level it is determined:

How many parts can a working day be divided into? In practice, the working day is divided into two parts with a break of no more than two hours. It is possible to establish more breaks. These breaks are not paid. The lunch break is included in the specified breaks;

Positions of workers with a regime of dividing the working day into parts;

The length of the parts into which the working day is divided, the length of the break between them;

The period for which a split working day is introduced (or the period is not specified), etc.

6. In practice, additional payments of a compensatory nature are established for employees with a regime of splitting the working day into parts.

7. In relation to certain categories of workers, the regulation of the regime of dividing the working day into parts is enshrined in the by-laws of the ministries.

The list of professions and positions of employees for which the specified additional payments can be paid has been approved by the relevant republican bodies government controlled(Appendix 1 to the resolution of the Ministry of Labor of the Republic of Belarus dated January 21, 2000 No. 6 “On measures to improve the conditions of remuneration for employees of budgetary organizations and other organizations receiving subsidies, whose employees are equal in wages to employees of budgetary organizations”). It is recommended for heads of organizations of the Ministry of Housing and Communal Services for employees who, due to production needs, have a working day divided into parts, to establish additional payments in the amount of up to 50% (inclusive) tariff rate(Clause 6 of the Recommendations on the procedure for remuneration of employees of organizations of the system of the Ministry of Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Belarus, approved by Resolution of the Ministry of Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Belarus dated August 12, 2011 No. 19).

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Dividing the working day into parts

The question arises: does this maximum apply to the first exception? Based on the meaning of the first part of Art. 127 of the Labor Code a positive answer cannot be given. Consequently, one break can be more than 4 hours. This corresponds to the specifics of work, for example, urban transport, agricultural organizations, theater. When dividing the working day into parts, the following requirements must be met: - the time of breaks during the working day, including lunch, is not included in working hours (part two of Art.
127 TK); – the total duration of working time for each part of the working day should not exceed the established duration of daily work (part one of Article 127 of the Labor Code). In this case, the duration fixed by the work schedule (shift) in accordance with Art. 112–117 Labor Code and local regulations.
For car drivers, a working day may be introduced, divided into parts. Between separate parts of the working day, either one break for rest and food is possible for more than 2 hours, but not more than 4 hours, or 2 breaks or more, including a break for rest and food, with a total duration of no more than 4 hours. In this case, the total duration of working time does not must exceed the duration of daily work established by the work schedule (shift).

Break times between parts of the working day are not included in working hours. A break between two parts of the working day is provided in a place designated for parking a car and equipped for rest for the driver of the car. The decision to divide the working day into parts is made by the employer in agreement with the trade union (if there is one).

Sample regulations on working hours, dividing the day into parts

In Art. 105 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation states that when performing work of a special nature, as well as work that has different intensity of labor during the working day (shift), the working day can be divided into parts. But at the same time, the total working time should not exceed the duration of daily work. The division of the working day into parts must be carried out by the employer by issuing a local regulatory act, adopted taking into account the opinion of the elected trade union body of the organization.
The content of the current legislation allows us to identify the following legally significant circumstances, the proof of which allows us to recognize the division of the working day into parts as legal and justified. Firstly, it is required to prove the issuance of an order to divide the working day into parts by an authorized representative of the employer in compliance with the procedure for taking into account the opinion of the trade union of the operating organization.

Option II Can be used in cases where the driver of the car during the working day is not fully loaded with his main work: for example, he transports the main workers to the location of work sites and back. In this case, the work schedule (shift) of the car driver can also be drawn up with 2 trips to work. The total duration of intra-shift breaks, including breaks for rest and food, will range from 2 hours to 4 hours.

Important

The total duration of working time (shift) should not exceed the established duration of daily work. During an intra-shift break, the car driver can perform other work that does not require retraining or additional training. IT IS IMPORTANT! The performance of this work is formalized by another employment contract.

Regulations on dividing the working day into parts sample

The decision to divide the working day into parts is made by the employer on the basis of a local regulatory legal act, taking into account the opinion of the trade union. Example 1 An employee of an organization has a working day from 8:00 to 22:00 and a break, including a break for rest and food, from 14:00 to 18:00. A break of 4 hours is used by the employee at his own discretion and is not included in working hours (Art.

127 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Belarus (hereinafter referred to as the Labor Code)). Thus, with a set working day from 8:00 to 22:00, we calculate the working time subject to payment without taking into account a break lasting 4 hours (from 14:00 to 18:00). The duration of paid working time will be 10 hours.
The material is accompanied by completed forms in the “Useful Documentation” section on p. 21–23 magazines. Often, HR employees are faced with non-standard cases of recording working hours. One such case is the arrangement of dividing the working day into parts.
In this material, special attention is paid to the procedure for recording working time for drivers of the organization. As a general rule, the norm for the duration of daily work must be worked during the working day (shift) with one break for rest and food, not exceeding 2 hours (Article 134 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Belarus (hereinafter referred to as the Labor Code)). The legislation allows 2 exceptions to this rule: 1) the working day is divided into 2 parts, between which there is one break exceeding 2 hours, which includes a break for lunch and rest; 2) breaks of 2 or more, including a break for rest and food, with a total duration of no more than 4 hours.
For reference: the specified list includes: – the head of the organization from among the employees who are not exempt from the main work of serving the population; – controller-cashier (controller); – sales consultant, salesperson; – cashier (senior cashier); - bartender; - waiter; – goods receiver; – sales floor administrator; – wardrobe attendant; – loader; – washing machine operator; - dishwasher; – cleaner of premises (industrial) – provided that work is performed directly in the sales area (hall); – electrician for commercial and refrigeration equipment (Appendix 2 to Recommendations No. 41). A break in work over 2 hours with a shift divided into parts is established taking into account the flow of customers (consumers) in order to improve their service and economical use of labor resources.

There are 2 conditions, the presence of which gives the employer the right to divide the working day into parts (part one of Article 127 of the Labor Code): 1) the special nature of the work; 2) the intensity of work performed during the working day (shift) is not the same. Under the special nature of labor in Art. 127 of the Labor Code, it is necessary to understand the specifics of production and (or) work that exclude or make economically unfeasible normal, i.e. not divided into parts, working day mode. More specifically formulated in the Labor Code is the second condition for dividing the working day into parts: the impossibility of ensuring an even workload of workers throughout the working day (shift), caused, for example, by a different flow of buyers, customers, passengers throughout the day.

The legislation does not contain an exhaustive list of conditions (reasons, grounds) for dividing the working day into parts and leaves it open to the employer and the trade union.

It is extremely inconvenient for them to do their work while other employees are working, so dividing the working day into parts is a natural solution to the problem for them.

• The intensity should be uneven throughout the day (shift). Roughly speaking, an employee works well for a few hours at the beginning and a few hours at the end of the day, and does nothing the rest of the time. Naturally, the employer is not eager to pay him all the time.
In this case, in any case, to divide the working day into parts, it is required that the enterprise adopt a local act of appropriate content.

Typically, division is made on the basis of local regulations approved by the employer after agreement with the trade union or other body representing the interests of employees. Information about this is also entered into employment contracts workers working in this mode.

Example 2 Livestock workers can have a working day divided into no more than 3 parts, between which breaks of at least 2 hours are provided, including a break for rest and food (part three of Article 317 of the Labor Code). In this case, the total working time should not exceed the daily work duration for this category of workers. Compensation for dividing the working day into parts As a rule, a working time regime with the division of the working day into separate parts with a break in work of more than 2 hours is considered inconvenient for workers, therefore, if it is introduced at the initiative of the employer, then additional payment is established for employees for working in this mode.
The amount of additional payments that can be established for employees of organizations financed from the budget and receiving government subsidies is provided for in subparagraph. 2.6 p.

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Question

Is it possible to split the working day into parts of a bus driver who does not work on regular city, suburban and intercity routes? Order of the Ministry of Transport No. 299 prescribes the procedure for dividing the working day into parts only for bus drivers working on regular city, suburban and intercity routes. If separation is still possible, is it necessary in this case to be guided by Order No. 299?

Answer

Yes, separation is possible. You must be guided by Art. 105 Labor Code of the Russian Federation.

Article 105 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation establishes that in those jobs where this is necessary due to the special nature of the work, as well as in the production of work, the intensity of which is not the same throughout the working day (shift), the working day can be divided into parts.

In this case, the following rules must be observed:

The total working time should not exceed the established daily work duration;

To divide the working day into parts, it is necessary to adopt a special local normative act, taking into account the opinion of the primary trade union organization.

Labor legislation does not establish the number of parts into which a working day can be divided.

For more details on this, see the materials in the justification.

The rationale for this position is given below in the materials of the “Personnel System” .

Article: “Portion” work, or Dividing the working day into parts

“Dividing the working day into parts is one of the types of working hours* (Part 1 of Article 100, Article 105 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

Such a regime cannot be established arbitrarily or at the request of one of the parties to the labor relationship. In the event of a labor or tax dispute, the employer will have to prove that there were objective reasons for such a division*.

The components of a divided working day for certain categories of workers are determined by industry regulations. The employer needs to take their provisions into account when developing a local document.

At the same time, the presence of normatively established lists of professions and positions of employees whose working day is allowed to be divided into parts does not exclude the possibility of applying this regime to other employees.

Article 105 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation states that the working day is divided into parts by the employer on the basis of a local regulatory act (hereinafter referred to as LNA), adopted taking into account the opinion of the elected body of the primary trade union organization (if the company has a trade union). This means that such a regime can be established for any employee if there are objective reasons for this and a certain procedure is followed.

Reasons for dividing the working day into parts

Carrying out work where it is necessary due to the special nature of the work;
carrying out work, the intensity of which is not the same throughout the working day (shift)*

As can be seen from the definition of the regime under discussion, when dividing the working day into parts, some restrictions apply. Thus, the total working time should not exceed the established daily work duration. In this case, the employer must keep strict records of time worked in the time sheet. It indicates the total number of hours actually worked, which must correspond to the established duration of daily work.

For example, if a working day (shift) is 8 hours, then regardless of the division into parts, the working time should also be 8 hours.

In this case, in the top line of the column “Notes on attendance and absence from work by day of the month,” the code “I” or “01” is entered opposite the employee’s last name, and the bottom line indicates the duration of work in this mode.

Unpaid breaks

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Work when dividing the working day into parts does not apply to shift work (Article 103 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). These are different working hours, regulated by different norms of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation.

Break time during working hours is not included and is not paid. The number of parts into which a working day can be divided, as well as the duration of unpaid breaks between them, are not regulated by the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and are determined by the employer. As a rule, these are two approximately equal parts with a break of more than two hours.

Splitting the workday into parts creates inconvenience for employees who are forced to leave the workplace and then return to work. Therefore, despite the unpaid breaks, the employer will still have to reimburse such costs.

When performing work under conditions that deviate from normal conditions, the employee is paid accordingly. These conditions include, among other things, the regime of dividing the working day into parts. These payments may be provided for by law, collective agreement, agreements, LNA, employment contract (Article 149 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). They are classified as compensation and are not taken into account in the salary amount (decision of the Supreme Court of the Komi Republic dated January 13, 2011 No. 33–8/2011).

EXAMPLE

Women (regardless of their place of residence) working in rural areas, where, due to working conditions, the working day is divided into parts (with a break of more than two hours), wages are increased by 30% (clause 1.7 of the resolution of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR dated November 1, 1990 No. 298/3–1 “On urgent measures to improve the situation of women, families, maternal and child health in rural areas”).

Heads of structural divisions of railways, when working with a division of the working day (shift) into parts (with a break in work of more than two hours), may be given an additional payment of up to 30% of the tariff rate (salary) for the time actually worked (Clause 4.4 of the Regulations on remuneration of employees of branches of the open joint-stock company "Russian Railways", approved by the decision of the Board of JSC Russian Railways dated 04/15/2004, minutes No. 8).

Failure to establish additional payment or establishing it in a smaller amount than provided for by regulations In practice, not all employers provide additional payments to employees for dividing the working day into parts, mistakenly believing that the law does not determine its amount for all categories of employees.
The employer does not have the right to establish a smaller amount of additional payment than is provided for by the industry regulatory legal act or industry agreement to which he has joined.

An employee whose working day is divided into parts must be given a break for rest and food.

The rule on providing a break is mandatory for all employers, regardless of the organizational and legal form and form of ownership, as well as the working hours established in the organization, the length of the working day (shift), etc. (decision of the Supreme Court of the Komi Republic dated June 25, 2012 No. 33-2603AP/2012).

The time provided for rest and nutrition can be used in any part of the working day, it can also be attached to one of the breaks between parts. The main thing is that it is at least 30 minutes and no more than two hours. Such a break is not included in working hours and is not paid. (Parts 1, 2 of Article 108 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

Registration procedure

The introduction of a mode of dividing the working day into parts involves the following algorithm of actions.

STAGE 1. Developing a LNA project

This may be a special section of the internal labor regulations or a separate LNA, establishing the procedure and conditions for dividing the working day into parts, for example, the Regulations on working hours (Appendix 2).

In such a document you must indicate the following information:

 number of parts of the working day;

 duration, start and end times of each part;

 number and duration of unpaid breaks during the working day;

 duration, start and end times of breaks for rest and food;

 the date from which the division of the working day into parts is introduced;

 the period during which this regime is valid (if a certain period is established);

 the amount of additional payment to the employee for dividing the working day into parts;

 other conditions (if necessary).

STAGE 2. We receive a reasoned opinion from the trade union committee (if available)

If a trade union committee has been created in the company, then the LNA is adopted taking into account its opinion (Article 105, 372 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). Accordingly, if there is no trade union in the organization, this stage is excluded.

Step 1. We send LNA to the trade union committee

The document is attached to the cover letter (Annex 1). In the content of the letter, you need to set out the reasons for approving the regime of dividing the working day into parts and contact the trade union committee with a request to issue a reasoned opinion.

It is important to record the fact that the trade union committee has received such a letter (for example, with a mark of receipt on the copy), since from this date the countdown of the period during which the trade union committee is obliged to send a reasoned opinion will begin.

Step 2. We receive a motivated opinion from the trade union committee

The trade union committee must send the employer a written, reasoned opinion on the draft LNA no later than five working days from the date of its receipt. If this does not happen or the trade union committee presents an unmotivated opinion, the employer has the right to approve the LNA in its original form.

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Taking into account the opinion of the trade union committee does not mean that the LDF agrees with it. The employer has the right to listen to the reasoned opinion of the trade union committee or resolve the issue at his own discretion and approve the LNA in the form in which he considers appropriate.

Step 3. We take into account the motivated opinion of the trade union committee

If the trade union committee agrees to approve the LNA as presented, then after receiving its written reasoned opinion, a note is made on the LNA: “The opinion of the trade union committee has been taken into account (minutes dated “____” _________ 20 ___, No. ______).” Such a mark can be placed under the signature of the originator of the document or approval visas.

If the trade union committee did not agree to approve the LNA as presented and the employer agrees with the amendments made, the LNA is sent for revision taking into account the comments made and only after that is it approved with the same note about taking into account the opinion of the representative body of workers.

If the employer does not agree with the amendments made, within three days after receiving the opinion, he must:

1. Notify the trade union committee of the time and place of additional consultations.

2. Conduct additional consultations.

3. Draw up a protocol based on the results of consultations, indicating in it:
(or) agreements reached on LNA;
(or) the fact that the parties have not reached agreement on the disagreements that have arisen.

After completing the protocol, the employer approves the LNA and makes a note that the opinion of the trade union committee has been taken into account.

STAGE 3. Approving LNA

LNA, which provides for the division of the working day into parts (Appendix 2), must be approved by the head of the organization by:

 affixing in the upper right corner on the title page of the LNA the stamp “I approve”, the name of the position of the person approving the document, his signature, full name and date of approval;

 or issuing an order on the main activity putting this document into effect (indicating the specific date of implementation, as well as the persons responsible for monitoring the implementation of the LNA).

STAGE 4. Introducing employees to LNA

The employer must familiarize employees for whom the regime of dividing the working day into parts is introduced with the corresponding LNA against signature both when hiring (before signing an employment contract), and in the case when an employment contract has already been concluded with them.

STAGE 5. We conclude additional agreements to employment contracts

The regime of working hours and rest time (if for a given employee it differs from the general rules in force for a given employer) is one of the conditions that must be included in the employment contract (paragraph 6, part 2, article 57 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

In this regard, the introduction of a regime of dividing the working day into parts in accordance with the approved LNA is recognized as a change in the mandatory conditions of the employment contract. It can only be done with the consent of the employee, i.e. after making appropriate changes in writing to the employment contract concluded with him (Article 72 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

The additional agreement to the employment contract must provide for the conditions for a new mode of dividing the working day into parts, rest time and additional payment for such a mode.

In relation to newly hired employees whose working day is divided into parts, all of the above conditions will be specified in the text of the employment contract (Appendix 3).

RESPONSIBILITY

If the employer does not establish an additional payment for dividing the working day into parts, the employee may apply to the state labor inspectorate to protect his rights. Having considered the complaint, the State Labor Inspectorate may issue an order to eliminate violations of labor legislation, which is mandatory for the employer. (Article 356, paragraph 6, part 1, article 357 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

Appendix 2. An example of the design of the Regulations on working hours (fragment)

Appendix 3. Example of an employment contract with the condition of dividing the working day into parts (fragment)