COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT and AGREEMENTS between THE DANISH FOOD AND ALLIED WORKERS' UNION - NNF and THE CONFEDERATION OF DANISH INDUSTRY - DI the food industry 2020-2023 Fødevareforbundet NNF DI Molestien 7 H.C. Andersens Boulevard 18 2450 København SV 1787 København V Tlf. 38 18 72 72 Tlf. 33 77 33 77 Scope of the agreement With the renewal of the collective agreements in 2007, an agreement was reached be- tween The Danish Food and Allied Workers’ Union (NNF) and DI on a joint framework agreement for the food industry. The collective agreement, which covers the same areas, consolidates and supersedes the following previous agreements between DI and NNF: Pro- Processing area/The Food Industry in general cessing: 23: Biscuit and Cake factories 24: Biscuit, Cake and Waffle factories 111: Mette Munk A/S, Odense 146: The Association of Danish Millers S/C: The Association of Danish Chocolate and Sugar Confectionary Manufac- turers OM: Odense Marcipanfabrik A/S and Kims A/S Tobacco: The Tobacco Manufacturers Association of Denmark Meat: The Association of Danish Meat Manufacturers Abbreviations / Glossary A-kasse: Unemployment insurance fund AM: Working environment AMU: Working environment committee AMU: Adult vocational training programme AM-rep.: Occupational health and safety representative DA: The Confederation of Danish Employers (DA) is a main organisation. DI is a member of DA. FH: The Danish Trade Union Confederation is a main organisation (previ- ously LO). NNF is a member of FH. FV: Free-choice scheme FVU: Preparatory adult education DI: The Confederation of Danish Industry (party to the collective agree- ment) NNF: The Danish Food and Allied Workers’ Union (party to the collective agreement) IKUF: The Industry Competence Development Fund IP: Industriens Pension (labour market pension scheme) IPS: Industriens pensionsservice KAU: The Meat Industry Working Environment Committee The parties: The organisations DI and NNF TSBM Tobacco, Sugar & Chocolate, Bakeries, Milling Working Environment Committee Local agree- Agreement between local parties ment: The local par- Enterprise representative and shop steward (TR) ties: SFKF: The Meat and Food Industry Cooperation and Competence Development Fund, under The Industry Competence Development Fund (IKUF) SH: Weekday holiday SU: Works council SU-rep.: Works council representative ESU: Cross-border works councils The TB Foun- The Tuberculosis Foundation dation: TEKSAM: Cooperation body for DI and the Central Organisation of Industrial Em- ployees in Denmark (CO-industri) NNF is included in the cooperation. TR: Shop steward VEU: Adult education and continuing training CONTENTS Scope of the agreement ...................................................................................... 2 Abbreviations / Glossary .................................................................................... 2 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 7 CH. 1 - WORKING HOURS ................................................................................... 9 1. NUMBER OF WORKING HOURS .................................................................................... 9 2. SCHEDULING OF WORKING HOURS ............................................................................... 9 3. SHIFT WORK .......................................................................................................10 4. FLEXITIME ..........................................................................................................12 5. PART-TIME .........................................................................................................12 6. VARYING WEEKLY WORKING HOURS .............................................................................13 7. FORTY-HOUR WEEK................................................................................................14 8. WEEKEND WORK ...................................................................................................14 9. STAGGERED WORKING HOURS AND ALLOWANCES .............................................................16 10. BREAKS ...........................................................................................................17 CH. 2 - WAGES .................................................................................................. 18 11. STANDARD WAGES ..............................................................................................18 12. SPECIAL ALLOWANCES ..........................................................................................25 13. TRAINING ALLOWANCE ..........................................................................................27 CH. 3 - OVERTIME ............................................................................................. 29 14. OVERTIME ........................................................................................................29 15. NOTICE OF OVERTIME ...........................................................................................38 16. TIME OFF IN LIEU ................................................................................................39 17. MEAL BREAKS AND OTHER BREAKS DURING OVERTIME ......................................................39 18. OVERTIME ON SHIFT WORK .....................................................................................39 CH. 4 - EMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS AND TERMINATION ................................... 41 19. EMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS ......................................................................................41 20. EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN EMPLOYEES ........................................................................41 21. TERMINATION - EMPLOYER .....................................................................................42 22. TERMINATION - EMPLOYEE .....................................................................................43 23. DISMISSAL IN CONNECTION WITH SICKNESS, INJURY AND HOLIDAY ......................................44 24. SENIORITY PROVISIONS, INTERRUPTION, LOSS ..............................................................45 25. JOB SECURITY AND COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT .............................................................48 26. EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ........................................................................................52 27. MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS .......................................................................................52 28. EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED ON TERMS SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THE DANISH SALARIED EMPLOYEES ACT ...52 CH. 5 - HOLIDAY AND TIME OFF ....................................................................... 53 29. TAKING HOLIDAYS ...............................................................................................53 30. HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENT .........................................................................................53 31. THE HOLIDAY YEAR ..............................................................................................53 32. TIMING OF THE HOLIDAY ........................................................................................53 33. HOLIDAY ALLOWANCE/PAY ......................................................................................54 34. TRANSFER OF HOLIDAYS AND INTERRUPTED HOLIDAYS .....................................................54 35. HOLIDAYS BY THE HOUR ........................................................................................55 36. PAYMENT OF HOLIDAY MONEY WITHOUT TAKING HOLIDAY ..................................................55 37. DISAGREEMENTS.................................................................................................56 38. HOLIDAY GUARANTEE SCHEME .................................................................................56 39. FREE-CHOICE SCHEME ..........................................................................................56 40. WEEKDAY HOLIDAYS ............................................................................................58 41. WEEKDAY HOLIDAY ACCOUNT ..................................................................................58 42. FULL WAGES ......................................................................................................60 43. SPECIAL DAYS OFF AND PAYMENT ..............................................................................61 44. BEREAVEMENT....................................................................................................62 3 CH. 6 - SICKNESS, MATERNITY, SICK CHILDREN .............................................. 63 45. NOTIFICATION ...................................................................................................63 46. PARTIAL SICK DAY DUE TO SICKNESS/INJURY ................................................................63 47. CONDITIONS FOR AND PAYMENT OF WAGES DURING SICKNESS ABSENCE ................................63 48. BASIS OF CALCULATION FOR SICK PAY ........................................................................66 49. AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 56 OF THE DANISH ACT ON SICKNESS BENEFITS ................66 50. SICK CHILDREN ..................................................................................................66 51. HOSPITALISATION ...............................................................................................68 52. MATERNITY/PATERNITY LEAVE .................................................................................68 CH. 7 - SHOP STEWARDS .................................................................................