8 § Regular working hours in daytime work

1.       Regular working hours in daytime work consist of no more than 7.5 hours per day and no more than 37.5 hours per week.

2.       Regular working hours can be extended to a maximum of eight hours per day and a maximum of 40 hours per week by means of a local agreement. In this case, weekly working hours shall be reduced to an average of 37.5 hours in accordance with Appendix 5.

3.       Daily regular working hours shall take place between 8am and 5pm unless there is a justifiable reason for some other arrangement.

4.       The work week begins on Monday.

5.       Sundays as well as Saturdays are days off.

6.       Christmas Eve and Midsummer Eve are days off.

7.       If a public holiday falls on a day other than Saturday or Sunday, the number of regular working hours in that week shall be reduced by the number of working hours corresponding to the holiday during the work week.

8.       The employee is entitled to a lunch break of 30 to 60 minutes during which he or she may leave the workplace. The lunch break is not included in the working hours.

9.       There are two refreshment breaks per day.