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Art. 137. [weekly rest]
(1) The weekly rest period shall be taken in two consecutive days, usually Saturday and Sunday.
(2) Should the rest during Saturday and Sunday be detrimental to the public interest or the normal course of the activity, the weekly rest period may also be taken in other days laid down in the applicable collective labour agreement or in the rules of procedure.
(3) In the case provided for in paragraph (2), the employees shall enjoy an extra pay, as laid down in the collective labour agreement or, as the case may be, in the individual employment contract.
(4) In exceptional cases, the weekly rest period days may be taken on a cumulative basis, after a continuous activity that may not exceed 14 calendar days, with the authorization of the territorial labour inspectorate and with the agreement of the trade union or, as the case may be, the representatives of the employees.
(5) The employees taking their weekly rest period under the conditions of paragraph (4) shall have the right to twice the compensations provided for under Article 120 (2).
Art. 138. [suspension of weekly rest]
(1) In case of urgent works, whose immediate performance is necessary for the organization of rescue measures for persons or goods of the employer, with a view to avoiding imminent accidents or to eliminating the effects of these accidents on the materials, installations or buildings of the organization, the weekly rest period may be suspended for the personnel necessary to perform these works.
(2) The employees whose weekly rest period has been suspended under the conditions of paragraph (1) shall have the right to twice the compensations provided for under Article 120 (2).
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