General
Regular Working Time
The standard daily and weekly working hours established by law or agreement.
Definition
Regular working time denotes the standard hours an employee is expected to work within a given day or week, as stipulated by the Working Hours Act (872/2019) or applicable collective agreements. Generally, regular working time must not exceed eight hours per day or 40 hours per week. The Act allows for flexibility in organizing weekly working time, permitting it to average 40 hours over a period of up to 52 weeks, provided the daily limit of eight hours is not exceeded. This forms the baseline against which additional work and overtime are calculated.