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Flextime arrangements

The parties to the employment contract may, by mutual written agreement, agree on the use of flexitime if the employee has the right to independently decide on the allocation of their hours and place of work for at least half of their working hours.

The parties to the employment contract may, by mutual written agreement, agree on the use of flexitime if the employee has the right to independently decide on the allocation of their hours and place of work for at least half of their working hours.

The flexitime agreement must include at least the placement of workdays, weekly time off and possible fixed working hours. The provision of the contract on flexitime can be terminated to expire at the end of the period following the current review period. Because of this, the working hours to be observed after such termination must be agreed in the contract. Regular weekly hours in flexitime may not exceed 40 hours over any four-month period.

When flexitime is observed, the compensation for Sunday work depends on whether the employee chose to work on a Sunday (standard pay) or was ordered to do so by the employer (Sunday pay). The fixed hours agreed for flexitime, in other words the hours determined by the employer, may not take place between 11 pm and 6 am.

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