Conditions of Working Hours in the Employment Contract

Conditions setting out the employee’s working hours in the employment contract are usually based on the Working Hours Act and provisions in the collective bargaining agreement applicable to the employer. The employer and employee may in the employment contract agree on various criteria for determining the working hours as the Working Hours Act and collective bargaining agreements leave considerable room for detailed company-specific and individual agreement. If, however, the work includes shift work or over time, it is important to ensure that such comply with the Working Hours Act and that the compensation for such work is in accordance with legislation and collective bargaining agreements. The best way to find out about the regulation on working hours applicable to a certain field of activity is to consult the collective bargaining agreement possibly generally binding in such field or the collective bargaining agreement applicable to the employer on the basis of membership in an association or union, see further [Working Hours]⁠.