Working time

Amendment to the Labour and Social Security Registers Act (ZEPDSV) The Act clearly determines that working hours records must be kept not only for persons working on the basis of an employment contract, but also those working on any other legal basis – provided that they do so in person and are involved in the employer’s work process or predominantly use means to perform work which are part of the employer’s work process …

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A part-time working arrangement may be implemented through the employment contract …

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Persons under the age of 15 years may not be employed, although in exceptional circumstances they may participate in artistic or advertising activities, subject to the approval of the Labour Inspectorate …

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The normal working week is 40 hours (inclusive of a 30 minute daily rest break), although a shorter week may be agreed …

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A full-time employee is entitled to a 30 minute break during each working day, to be counted as working time …

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Overtime may be arranged on an exceptional basis to deal with increased workloads, ensure health and safety in the workplace or resolve urgent or unexpected problems …

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On-call and standby work is not regulated by the Employment Relationship Act, but is governed by applicable collective agreements or sector specific law …

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Night work occurs between 11pm and 6am and to be considered a night shift, a shift must cover 8 consecutive hours falling between 10pm and 7am …

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