Wage for difficult working conditions

An employee is entitled to wage compensation for difficult working conditions if working in an environment exposed to factors in the workplace environment (chemical factors,

carcinogenic and mutagenic factors, biological factors, dust, physical factors such as noise, vibration, ionising radiation), provided that the employee is required to use personal protective equipment to reduce the health risks involved (Section 124 of the Labour Code).

The minimum amount of wage compensation for difficult working conditions is at least 0,72 EUR/hour.

An employer may, on a voluntary basis, provide wage compensation for difficult working conditions if other factors are present that make the employee's work more difficult or negatively affect them at work. In such a case, the statutory minimum amount of wage compensation is not binding on the employer.