Shift premium PC 220: rates per shift system
What the sector agreement of PC 220 (food, white-collar) lays down on the shift premium: the minimum per system, literally from the source. Your company agreement may be higher.
Fixed amounts per full month worked in shifts: 24.79 euros in two shifts, 61.97 euros in three shifts
Arrangement per shift system
| System | Sector minimum | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Two shifts | +€24.79 per month (as of 1 January 2002) | alternating mornings, afternoons or nights |
| Three shifts | +€61.97 per month (as of 1 January 2002) | alternating mornings, afternoons or nights |
| Night | no sector arrangement | |
| Full-continuous | no sector arrangement | |
| Weekend | +25% on the base hourly wage | work on the sixth or seventh day, minimum on top of the hourly wage |
Worked example on the minimum wage
On the sector minimum of €2,333.06 per month (Minimum monthly wages per category and experience, experience 0, 1) the sector premium comes to: PC 220 pay scale 2026: minimum wages for food industry staff
- Two shifts: €24.79 extra, €2,357.85 in total
- Three shifts: €61.97 extra, €2,395.03 in total
- Weekend: €583.27 extra, €2,916.33 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 6 October 1997, tacitly renewed each year: if you move as a white-collar employee from day work to shift or night work, your salary rises per full month worked in shifts by 17.35 euros (mornings only, for example 06:00 to 14:00), 30.99 euros (afternoons only, 14:00 to 22:00), 24.79 euros (two shifts, alternating) or 61.97 euros (three shifts, alternating mornings, afternoons or nights).
- In the vegetable canning industry 24.79 euros apply to a fixed morning or afternoon shift and 61.97 euros to alternating shifts.
- For an incomplete month or part-time shift work you get the premium pro rata. After consulting the unions a company may distribute the amounts differently, as long as the total stays at least the national minimum. If you ask for a different timetable yourself, the arrangement does not apply.
- The amounts are the euro conversion of the 1997 amounts; the sector fiche mentions no indexation of them. Many food companies pay higher premiums through the company agreement.
- Work on the sixth or seventh day of the week is paid at least 25% above the normal hourly wage, on top of the statutory supplements.
Source: FOD Werkgelegenheid, sectorfiche PC 220 (laatste aanpassing 05/02/2026). 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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