Shift premium PC 111: rates per shift system
What the sector agreement of PC 111 (metal, blue-collar) lays down on the shift premium: the minimum per system, literally from the source. Your company agreement may be higher.
Provincial agreements: in West and East Flanders at least 10% for day shifts and 20% for the night shift; elsewhere fixed amounts or company agreements
Arrangement per shift system
| System | Sector minimum | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Two shifts | +10% on the base hourly wage | West and East Flanders, minimum for day shifts |
| Three shifts | +10% on the base hourly wage | West and East Flanders, day shifts; night shift 20% |
| Night | +20% on the base hourly wage | West and East Flanders, night shift; bridge and steel structure assembly 25% |
| Full-continuous | no sector arrangement | |
| Weekend | no sector arrangement |
Worked example on the minimum wage
On the sector minimum of €17.1244 per hour (National minimum hourly wage, system PC 111, 38u) the sector premium comes to: PC 111 pay scale 2026: minimum hourly wages in metal per class
- Two shifts: €1.7124 extra, €18.8368 in total
- Three shifts: €1.7124 extra, €18.8368 in total
- Night: €3.4249 extra, €20.5493 in total
This is the sector minimum on the lowest scale; your own wage and company agreement set the real amount. Gross, before social security and withholding tax.
Nuances from the agreement
- PC 111 has no national shift premium. The premium sits in provincial or regional agreements; the sector fiche includes those of West Flanders, East Flanders and Hainaut.
- West and East Flanders (agreement of 25 November 2008): for work in successive shifts the wage supplement is at least 10% for day shifts and at least 20% for the night shift. The pay you get for the paid rest break counts towards those percentages.
- A shifted timetable does not in itself entitle you to the premium. If part of your working time falls outside 06:00 to 20:00, the minimum supplement does apply, unless you asked for the shift yourself.
- Hainaut works with fixed amounts per hour per shift, shown in the fiche in 2002 values and linked to the index. Ask your employer or union for the current amount.
- In the subsector for assembly of bridges and steel structures you get a premium of 25% of the hourly wage for night work between 20:00 and 06:00 (agreement of 13 November 2023).
- For Antwerp, Limburg, Brabant, Liege, Namur and Luxembourg the sector fiche lists no agreement on shift premiums: there your company agreement or employment contract sets the premium.
Source: FOD Werkgelegenheid, sectorfiche PC 111 (laatste aanpassing 10/07/2026). All sources checked on 22 October 2026.
Percentages and amounts copied literally from the source; we re-read them at every indexation. Your payslip, the sector agreement, your company agreement and your payroll provider remain the final word.
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