Common use of Length of regular working time Clause in Contracts

Length of regular working time. a. The regular working time of a salaried employee working in a production department or workplace where an 8-hour day and 40-hour week is the standard practice shall not exceed 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week. b. In other cases, the regular working time shall not exceed 7.5 hours a day and 37.5 hours a week. 1.1 Average weekly working time In daytime and two-shift work with regular working time of eight hours a day and 40 hours a week, working time shall be scheduled as follows: in 2020, an average of 36.5 hours per week; and in 2021, an average of 36.6 hours per week. In such cases, worktime shortening leave, weekday holidays, Midsummer's Eve and Christmas Eve will balance the weekly working hours to these amounts during the calendar year. The provisions of subsection 2 of this section shall govern averaging of working time. Working time in daytime and two-shift work with regular working time of 7.5 hours a day and 37.5 hours a week, having regard to public holidays falling on weekdays and the eves of Midsummer and Christmas Day, shall be scheduled as follows: in 2020, an average of 36.2 hours per week; and in 2021, an average of 36.3 hours per week. Any extension of working time that has been implemented in accordance with subsection 1.3 of section 6 shall be added to the average weekly working hours referred to in this subsection 1.1. Regular working time in discontinuous three-shift work shall be 35.8 hours per week on average. Average weekly working time in continuous three-shift work and underground work in mines shall be 34.9 hours on average. Working time in three-shift work shall average to the foregoing weekly working time over a period not exceeding one year and generally of one calendar year in duration, while taking into account the provisions of subsection 1.3 on local bargaining. On conversion to some other form of working time, working time shall be determined after conversion according to the regulations governing the form of working time in question. 1.2 Changing of weekly working time in daytime and two-shift work Conversion from a 37.5-hour week to a 40-hour week or from a 40-hour week to a 37.5-hour week may be agreed locally by the collective bargaining procedure. The monthly salary shall be proportioned on conversion to the true change in working time unless otherwise agreed. 1.3 Deviating from working time regulations Deviations to the working time regulations in section 6 of the collective agreement and the contract of employment may be made through local bargaining so that working time may be extended by no more than 32 hours per year. However, the parties shall always comply with the peremptory provisions of the Working Hours Act. The need for such an arrangement, its benefits to the company, the working hours both parties need, the method of implementation and compensation shall be discussed when planning the said arrangements. The agreement shall be concluded with the shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in writing. If it is locally agreed that a weekday public holiday should be changed to working time, work will be done on the said day without paying any Sunday work bonus, unless otherwise agreed. The purpose of locally agreed arrangements is to promote working time solutions that support the company’s profitability and competitiveness and take the individual needs of salaried employees into account when determining working times. Notwithstanding section 6 of the collective agreement and the contract of employment, and in addition to what is agreed in them, if local negotiations on the allocation of working hours justified by the company’s production requirements fail, the employer may allocate up to 8 hours of regular working time as an uninterrupted work shift to each salaried employee in a calendar year. If the arrangement concerns several salaried employees, its implementation shall be discussed with the shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ at least two weeks in advance. The employer shall take the employee’s individual needs for working hours into account when allocating working hours. Working hours may not be scheduled for weekday holidays or the Saturday of a week with a weekday holiday. In addition to the monthly salary, basic salary and any bonuses paid for shift work and due to working conditions are paid for the additional regular working hours. Salaried employees may reject the changes to working hours referred to in this paragraph on a case-by-case basis for appropriate and weighty personal reasons.

Length of regular working time. a. The regular working time of a salaried employee working in a production department or workplace where an 8-hour day and 40-hour week is the standard practice shall not exceed 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week. b. In other cases, the regular working time shall not exceed 7.5 hours a day and 37.5 hours a week. 1.1 Average weekly working time In daytime and two-shift work with regular working time of eight hours a day and 40 hours a week, working time shall be scheduled as follows: in 20202023, an average of 36.5 36.2 hours per week; and in 20212024, an average of 36.6 36.3 hours per week. In such cases, worktime shortening leave, weekday holidays, Midsummer's Eve and Christmas Eve will balance the weekly working hours to these amounts during the calendar year. The provisions of subsection 2 of this section shall govern averaging of working time. Working time in daytime and two-shift work with regular working time of 7.5 hours a day and 37.5 hours a week, having regard to public holidays falling on weekdays and the eves of Midsummer and Christmas Day, shall be scheduled as follows: in 20202023, an average of 36.2 36.0 hours per week; and in 20212024, an average of 36.3 36.0 hours per week. Any extension of working time that has been implemented in accordance with subsection 1.3 of section 6 shall be added to the average weekly working hours referred to in this subsection 1.1. Regular working time in discontinuous three-shift work shall be 35.8 hours per week on average. Average weekly working time in continuous three-shift work and underground work in mines shall be 34.9 34,9 hours on average. Working time in three-shift work shall average to the foregoing weekly working time over a period not exceeding one year and generally of one calendar year in duration, while taking into account the provisions of subsection 1.3 on local bargaining. On conversion to some other form of working time, working time shall be determined after conversion according to the regulations governing the form of working time in question. 1.2 Changing of weekly working time in daytime and two-shift work Conversion from a 37.5-hour week to a 40-hour week or from a 40-hour week to a 37.5-hour week may be agreed locally by the collective bargaining procedure. The monthly salary shall be proportioned on conversion to the true change in working time unless otherwise agreed. 1.3 Deviating from working time regulations Deviations to the working time regulations in section 6 of the collective agreement and the contract of employment may be made through local bargaining so that working time may be extended by no more than 32 hours per year. However, the parties shall always comply with the peremptory provisions of the Working Hours Act. The need for such an arrangement, its benefits to the company, the working hours both parties need, the method of implementation and compensation shall be discussed when planning the said arrangements. The agreement shall be concluded with the shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in writing. If it is locally agreed that a weekday public holiday should be changed to working time, work will be done on the said day without paying any Sunday work bonus, unless otherwise agreed. The purpose of locally agreed arrangements is to promote working time solutions that support the company’s profitability and competitiveness and take the individual needs of salaried employees into account when determining working times. Notwithstanding section 6 of the collective agreement and the contract of employment, and in addition to what is agreed in them, if local negotiations on the allocation of working hours justified by the company’s production requirements fail, the employer may allocate up to 8 hours of regular working time as an uninterrupted work shift to each salaried employee in a calendar year. If the arrangement concerns several salaried employees, its implementation shall be discussed with the shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ at least two weeks in advance. The employer shall take the employee’s individual needs for working hours into account when allocating working hours. Working hours may not be scheduled for weekday holidays or the Saturday of a week with a weekday holiday. In addition to the monthly salary, basic salary and any bonuses paid for shift work and due to working conditions are paid for the additional regular working hours. Salaried employees may reject the changes to working hours referred to in this paragraph on a case-by-case basis for appropriate and weighty personal reasons.

Length of regular working time. a. The regular working time of a salaried employee working in a production department or workplace where an 8-hour day and 40-hour week is the standard practice shall not exceed 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week. b. In other cases, the regular working time shall not exceed 7.5 hours a day and 37.5 hours a week. 1.1 Average weekly working time In daytime and two-shift work with regular working time of eight hours a day and 40 hours a week, working time shall be scheduled as follows: in 20202022, an average of 36.5 36.6 hours per week; and in 20212023, an average of 36.6 36.2 hours per week. In such cases, worktime shortening leave, weekday holidays, Midsummer's Eve and Christmas Eve will balance the weekly working hours to these amounts during the calendar year. The provisions of subsection 2 of this section shall govern averaging of working time. Working time in daytime and two-shift work with regular working time of 7.5 hours a day and 37.5 hours a week, having regard to public holidays falling on weekdays and the eves of Midsummer and Christmas Day, shall be scheduled as follows: in 20202022, an average of 36.2 36.3 hours per week; and in 20212023, an average of 36.3 36.0 hours per week. Any extension of working time that has been implemented in accordance with subsection 1.3 of section 6 shall be added to the average weekly working hours referred to in this subsection 1.1. Regular working time in discontinuous three-shift work shall be 35.8 hours per week on average. Average weekly working time in continuous three-shift work and underground work in mines shall be 34.9 hours on average. Working time in three-shift work shall average to the foregoing weekly working time over a period not exceeding one year and generally of one calendar year in duration, while taking into account the provisions of subsection 1.3 on local bargaining. On conversion to some other form of working time, working time shall be determined after conversion according to the regulations governing the form of working time in question. 1.2 Changing of weekly working time in daytime and two-shift work Conversion from a 37.5-hour week to a 40-hour week or from a 40-hour week to a 37.5-hour week may be agreed locally by the collective bargaining procedure. The monthly salary shall be proportioned on conversion to the true change in working time unless otherwise agreed. 1.3 Deviating from working time regulations Deviations to the working time regulations in section 6 of the collective agreement and the contract of employment may be made through local bargaining so that working time may be extended by no more than 32 hours per year. However, the parties shall always comply with the peremptory provisions of the Working Hours Act. The need for such an arrangement, its benefits to the company, the working hours both parties need, the method of implementation and compensation shall be discussed when planning the said arrangements. The agreement shall be concluded with the shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in writing. If it is locally agreed that a weekday public holiday should be changed to working time, work will be done on the said day without paying any Sunday work bonus, unless otherwise agreed. The purpose of locally agreed arrangements is to promote working time solutions that support the company’s profitability and competitiveness and take the individual needs of salaried employees into account when determining working times. Notwithstanding section 6 of the collective agreement and the contract of employment, and in addition to what is agreed in them, if local negotiations on the allocation of working hours justified by the company’s production requirements fail, the employer may allocate up to 8 hours of regular working time as an uninterrupted work shift to each salaried employee in a calendar year. If the arrangement concerns several salaried employees, its implementation shall be discussed with the shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ at least two weeks in advance. The employer shall take the employee’s individual needs for working hours into account when allocating working hours. Working hours may not be scheduled for weekday holidays or the Saturday of a week with a weekday holiday. In addition to the monthly salary, basic salary and any bonuses paid for shift work and due to working conditions are paid for the additional regular working hours. Salaried employees may reject the changes to working hours referred to in this paragraph on a case-by-case basis for appropriate and weighty personal reasons.