Rights to Meals, Accommodation, and Work Environment in Domestic Employment Contracts
The National Collective Agreement for Domestic Work emphasizes the importance of ensuring domestic workers have dignified living and working conditions.
First, it establishes that the food provided by the employer must ensure a healthy and sufficient diet for the worker, recognizing the importance of maintaining good physical health. Furthermore, the article stipulates that the domestic work environment must not be harmful to the worker’s physical and moral integrity, highlighting the need for a safe and respectful working context.
For live-in workers, the employer is required to provide accommodation that ensures the dignity and privacy of the worker. Lastly, it specifies that the conventional values of board and lodging are defined in Annex F attached to the contract and are subject to annual revaluation, ensuring these benefits remain appropriate and fair over time.
These provisions reflect a holistic approach to the well-being of domestic workers, recognizing their fundamental importance within families and society.
Art.36 Room and board
1. The meals owed to the worker must ensure a healthy and sufficient diet; the working environment must not be harmful to their physical and moral integrity.
2. The employer must provide the live-in worker with accommodation suitable for safeguarding their dignity and privacy.
3. The conventional values of meals and accommodation are set out in Table F attached to this contract and are re-evaluated annually in accordance with the subsequent art. 38.
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The food provided to the domestic worker must ensure them a healthy and sufficient diet. This means that the food offered must be balanced, nutritious, and adequate to the physical needs and health of the worker.
The employer must provide the live-in domestic worker with suitable accommodation that ensures their dignity and privacy. This means that the accommodation must be in livable conditions, safe, and capable of allowing the worker a private and respectful life.
The conventional values for board and lodging for domestic workers are set in Table F attached to the domestic CCNL. These values are subject to annual revaluation according to Article 38 of the contract, to ensure they remain aligned with current economic conditions and the cost of living.
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