Shift premium

Shift premium PC 112: rates per shift system

What the sector agreement of PC 112 (garages) lays down on the shift premium: the minimum per system, literally from the source. Your company agreement may be higher.

Base wage plus 10% for early and late shifts, plus 20% for night work between 20:00 and 06:00

Arrangement per shift system

SystemSector minimumExplanation
Two shifts+10% on the base hourly wageearly and late shift
Three shifts+10% on the base hourly wageearly and late shift; night shift 20%
Night+20% on the base hourly wagenight work between 20:00 and 06:00
Full-continuousno sector arrangement
Weekendno sector arrangement

Worked example on the minimum wage

On the sector minimum of €16.46 per hour (Minimum hourly wages per category and weekly schedule, category A.1, 38u) the sector premium comes to: PC 112 pay scale 2026: minimum hourly wages in garages per category

  • Two shifts: €1.65 extra, €18.11 in total
  • Three shifts: €1.65 extra, €18.11 in total
  • Night: €3.29 extra, €19.75 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

  • Agreement of 4 July 2001 (registration number 60024), concluded for an indefinite period: the base wage of workers doing shift work (early and late shift) is raised by 10%, that of workers doing night work between 20:00 and 06:00 by 20%.
  • Shift work exists when the shifts follow each other without interruption or overlap by at most 2 hours, each shift has at least 2 workers and the shifts are roughly equal in size.
  • More favourable company arrangements remain in force. You may swap shifts in consultation with management and keep the premium.

Source: FOD Werkgelegenheid, cao-databank: cao van 4 juli 2001 ploegenpremie PC 112 (nr. 60024). 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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