Working the night shift on Saturday? The clocks go back and you may work 9 hours instead of 8. Here is how to check your pay

On the night of 24–25 October the clocks go back one hour. Night workers can spend an extra real hour at work. What the employer must record and how it may be paid.

Published 2026-10-24 · Source checked 2026-10-23

Tonight (Saturday 24 October) at 3:00 the clocks in Croatia go back to 2:00. Most people sleep an hour longer. If you work tonight, you may work an hour more.

Example from the Croatian media: a shift from 22:00 to 6:00 normally lasts 8 hours. This night it lasts 9 real hours, because the hour between 2:00 and 3:00 happens twice.

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The employer must keep an exact record of the hours you really worked. The extra hour cannot simply disappear from the record.

Is that hour automatically overtime? Not always. The Labour Act separates normal schedules, unequal schedules, redistribution of hours and overtime, so it depends on your schedule and your employer's rules. There is also no rule that this hour is made up by a shorter shift in spring.

Pay extras: night work and overtime must be paid more, but the exact percentage comes from your contract, the collective agreement or the employer's rules. Because the night falls on a Sunday, Sunday work must be paid at least 50 percent more.

What to do: 1) Write down your start and end time on Saturday and Sunday. 2) Check your timesheet and payslip for that night. 3) If the 9th hour is missing, ask the employer in writing. (See how overtime, night and Sunday pay are calculated. Your rights when a job ends.) Will you work tonight? Tell us in the comments.

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