Collective Bargaining Agreement for Time Off on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve

§1 Scope of Application:

1. Territorial Scope of Application:
   • The collective bargaining agreement applies throughout the entire territory of the Federal Republic of Germany.
2. Operational Scope of Application:
   • Covers all businesses that fall under the framework collective bargaining agreement for commercial employees in building cleaning (RTV Gebäudereinigung).
3. Personal Scope of Application:
   • Applies to commercial employees who perform an insurable activity according to SGB VI or minor employment according to SGB IV.

§ 2 Time Off on Christmas Eve (Dec 24) or New Year's Eve (Dec 31):

1. Surcharge and Time Off:
   • Employees are entitled to a 150% surcharge on their hourly wage for work performed on December 24th or December 31st.
   • Alternatively, employees can be granted time off upon request, with continued payment of wages for December 24th or December 31st.

§ 3 Entry into Force and Duration:

1. Duration:
   • The collective bargaining agreement enters into force on January 1, 2021.
2. Minimum Wage Regulation:
   • The collective bargaining parties have concluded an additional collective bargaining agreement to regulate minimum wages for commercial employees in the building cleaning sector. This agreement regulates the hourly wages for wage groups 1 and 6 as internationally mandatory minimum wages in accordance with the Posted Workers Act (Arbeitnehmer-Entsendegesetz).
3. Declaration of General Applicability:
   • The collective bargaining parties undertake to jointly apply for the declaration of general applicability or the issuance of a legal ordinance pursuant to Section 7 of the Posted Workers Act, effective January 1, 2021.
   • Should the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs fail to declare the collective agreement on minimum wage generally binding or fail to issue the requested legal ordinance, both parties have the right to terminate the collective agreement with one week's notice to the end of the month, for the first time effective February 28, 2021. After the notice period expires, the terminated collective agreement shall cease to be effective without any continuing effect.