The entity explained that if exceptionally a worker must work this day, he must receive as payment a 150% surcharge in addition to his regular salary plus a compensatory rest day in the corresponding week.
In the event that the worker's regular weekly rest day coincides with Shrove Tuesday, the employer must grant him another additional day of rest.
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