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Working time

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

Sweden :: Young workers

➤ Younger and older children Under Chapter 5 of the Work Environment Act, younger children – those under the age of 13, must not be employed, unless special permission has been afforded by the Work Environment Authority for them to engage in cultural or artistic activities …

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Sweden :: Working time

Statutory working time requirements are set out in the Swedish Working Hours Act …

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Sweden :: Time banking

Employees in many sectors are entitled to bank their extra working hours and take them as a working time reduction for normal hours worked, as extra leave, as an extra cash payment or as an additional pension contribution …

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Sweden :: Rest periods

Every employee is entitled to a minimum daily rest period of eleven consecutive hours to fall over the period of 12am to 5am, unless the nature of the work or special circumstances necessitate work to be conducted during this period …

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Sweden :: Overtime

Overtime hours are those worked beyond the employee’s regular working time (as specified by the Working Hours Act or an applicable agreement) and on-call requirements …

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Sweden :: On-call and standby

If an employee is required to be on-call and at their workplace outside their normal working time their on-call hours are counted as working time …

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Sweden :: Night work

Night work is work carried out between 10pm and 6am …

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