Working time

Standard working time, night work, overtime, rest periods, young workers.

Finland :: Teleworking and flexiwork

An amendment to the Working Hours Act in 2020 introduced a facility for teleworking and work flexibility – with an employee able to choose the time of days they work and take their breaks …

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Finland :: Working time

Basic pay rates are largely determined through collective agreements, whilst the Working Hours Act (605/1996) regulates working time and overtime premia …

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Finland :: Rest periods

Employees must take a minimum rest period of one hour after six hours’ work (half an hour if subject to an agreement with their employer) and a further half-hour after eight hours’ work if the total shift is ten hours or more …

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Finland :: Overtime

Overtime work takes place once the daily and weekly working hours have been exceeded …

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Finland :: Night work

Work carried out between 11 …

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