EMPLOYMENT & HR
Peaks in activity, urgent orders, an absent colleague: overtime is part of everyday business life. Yet the Labour Code regulates it strictly: definition, annual quota, premiums, maximum working hours and the entries on the payslip. Here are the rules to apply.
Normal effective working time is 40 hours per week (Article 221.1). Overtime is any hour of work performed (Article 221.5):
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