Night and Sunday premiums on a flexi-job: the 2026 amounts

As a flexi-jobber you're entitled to the same supplements as your permanent colleagues. In hospitality you receive in 2026 a night premium of 1.62 euros per hour between midnight and 5 a.m., and a Sunday and public-holiday premium of 2 euros per hour, capped at 12 euros per day. Like your flexi-pay, those supplements are free of tax and social security contributions, you get 7.67 percent flexi holiday pay on top, and they count towards your annual ceiling of 18,440 euros. Here's exactly how it works.

Equal work, equal supplements

The flexi-job status changes nothing about the pay conditions of the sector you work in. Whatever the collective agreement of your joint committee says about night work, Sunday work and public holidays applies to you as a flexi-jobber too. The unions and employers in hospitality actually say so in as many words: the premiums and allowances apply to all types of workers, flexi-jobs included, unless stated otherwise.

So if your permanent colleagues get an extra for a night shift, so do you. It's the same logic as for working on a public holiday as a flexi-jobber: no separate, lesser arrangement for flexis.

Night work in hospitality: 1.62 euros extra per hour

In hospitality (joint committee 302) a night premium applies to every hour you work between midnight and 5 a.m. Since 1 January 2026 that premium is 1.6209 euros per hour. The amount is indexed every year on 1 January.

A shift from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. in a bar therefore gives you three night hours, worth 4.86 euros extra. That sounds small, but it adds up. Anyone who works every Friday and Saturday until closing time earns a few hundred euros extra a year, tax-free.

Think about your rest too. Between two working days you're entitled to at least 11 hours of rest. If you close at 3 a.m., you can't start a new shift before 2 p.m., even with another employer. How to organise that when you combine several flexi-jobs is covered in our separate blog.

Sunday and public holiday: 2 euros per hour, up to 12 euros

If you work in hospitality on a Sunday or a legal public holiday, you get 2 euros extra per hour worked, capped at 12 euros per day. From six hours of work you hit the maximum. An eight-hour Sunday shift in a brasserie brings in 12 euros on top of your regular flexi-pay.

Working on a Sunday and past midnight, say at a festival or in a nightclub? Then you stack both premiums. The night premium applies per hour between midnight and 5 a.m., the Sunday premium per hour on Sunday. Both appear as separate lines on your payslip.

What about other sectors?

Since 1 July 2026, flexi-jobs have been possible in almost every sector. The supplements, however, differ per joint committee. In retail, events, care or logistics, your sector's collective agreement determines whether and how much extra you get for Sunday or night work. Some sectors use a percentage of your hourly wage, others a fixed amount, and in some sectors there's no separate premium at all.

The rule of thumb stays the same: if your permanent colleagues get a supplement, you as a flexi-jobber are entitled to it too. Ask your employer beforehand or check your payslip after your first shift. On our page with flexi-job and student-job locations you can see which sectors have open shifts near you.

Tax-free, with holiday pay on top

This is the nice thing about supplements as a flexi-jobber: they're part of your flexi-pay. And flexi-pay is fully exempt from social security contributions and taxes. So you don't pay a cent of tax on the night and Sunday premiums. On top of that, your flexi-pay, premiums included, earns 7.67 percent flexi holiday pay that is paid out immediately.

Worked example, Saturday night. You work from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. in a bar at the hospitality minimum of 13.04 euros per hour (holiday pay included). Seven hours of work gives 91.28 euros. On top come three night hours at 1.62 euros, plus 7.67 percent holiday pay, together 5.24 euros. Your net: 96.52 euros for that single shift.

Worked example, Sunday. You work eight hours on a Sunday at the same rate. That's 104.32 euros, plus the Sunday premium of 12 euros with holiday pay, worth 12.92 euros. Net: 117.24 euros.

Do supplements count towards your ceiling?

Yes. Everything you receive as flexi-pay counts towards the annual ceiling of 18,440 euros: your base pay, the flexi holiday pay and the premiums. If you work a lot of nights and Sundays, you fill that ceiling faster. Above the ceiling your flexi income is taxed, unless you're retired. So keep an eye on your counter.

The premiums also count towards the maximum flexi hourly wage. Since 1 July 2026 that's 21 euros per hour in hospitality, all-in. In other sectors a maximum of 150 percent of the base wage applies. If you earn a high base wage, your employer has to make sure that base wage, supplements and holiday pay together stay below that maximum. You'll read more about those rules in our blog on flexi-job hourly pay in 2026.

Tips to get more out of your night and weekend shifts

1. Deliberately pick late shifts. Closing shifts on Friday and Saturday give you night hours, and employers find it harder to staff them.
2. Check your payslip. Night and Sunday premiums appear on a separate line. If they're missing, ask for a correction straight away.
3. Plan your Sundays. After six hours you're at the 12 euros. A Sunday shift of six to eight hours pays off best.
4. Track your annual ceiling. Count your premiums when you work out how much room you have left under the 18,440 euros.
5. Respect your rest. Eleven hours between two shifts isn't a tip, it's the law. For flexi-jobbers too.

Frequently asked questions about supplements for flexi-jobbers

Am I entitled to a night premium as a flexi-jobber?

Yes. In hospitality you get a premium of 1.6209 euros per hour between midnight and 5 a.m. in 2026, just like your permanent colleagues.

How much extra do I get for a Sunday as a flexi-jobber?

In hospitality, 2 euros per hour worked, capped at 12 euros per day. The same premium applies on a legal public holiday.

Are night and Sunday premiums tax-free for flexi-jobbers?

Yes. They're part of your flexi-pay and therefore free of social security contributions and tax. You also get 7.67 percent flexi holiday pay on them.

Do supplements count towards the 18,440 euro ceiling?

Yes. Base pay, holiday pay and premiums all count towards your annual ceiling and towards the maximum flexi hourly wage of 21 euros in hospitality.

Do the same premiums apply in retail or at events?

Not automatically. Every sector has its own collective agreement. If your permanent colleagues get a supplement, so do you. Ask your employer.

In short

Night and Sunday work pays off as a flexi-jobber. In hospitality you get 1.62 euros per night hour and 2 euros per Sunday hour in 2026, up to 12 euros a day, fully tax-free and with holiday pay on top. Do keep an eye on your annual ceiling and your rest periods. In other sectors the collective agreement sets the amount, but the rule is clear: whatever your permanent colleagues get, you get too.

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