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Regular working hours

According to the Working Hours Act, regular working hours cannot exceed eight hours a day and 40 hours a week. Regular weekly working hours may also be arranged to be an average of 40 hours over a maximum period of 52 weeks.


Collective agreements generally agree on shorter working hours than the Working Hours Act. Many collective agreements set a maximum working hours of 7.5 hours per day or 37.5 hours per week.

Working hours can be agreed locally at the workplace in accordance with the law and collective agreements.

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