9 § Regular working hours in shift work

1.       Two-shift work
Regular working hours are no more than eight hours per day and no more than 48 hours per week, so that average weekly working hours balance out to 37.5 hours within a period of no more than eight weeks.

2.       Interrupted three-shift work
Regular working hours are no more than eight hours per day and no more than 48 hours per week, so that weekly working hours balance out to 37 hours within a period of no more than eight weeks.

3.       Uninterrupted three-shift work

Uninterrupted three-shift work refers to work performed in three shifts for a total of 24 hours per day on seven days per week. The terms and conditions applicable to uninterrupted three-shift work, and transferring to uninterrupted three-shift work is subject to local agreement.

Regulations concerning two-shift work and interrupted three-shift work

4.       The week begins on Monday.

5.       Regular work shall not be done on Sunday, and regular weekly working hours shall be divided over five days.

6.       Regular working hours in a week with a work-week holiday shall be reduced by the number of hours corresponding to that holiday.

7.       Working hours shall be balanced out to the weekly working hours mentioned under points 1 and 2 by granting leave to the employee. The balancing leave must be given as full shifts unless agreed otherwise locally. The shift supplement paid for the balancing leave shall be the average amount of such a supplement.

8.       When work has been arranged in the form of regularly changing shifts longer than seven hours, the employee shall be granted a 30-minute rest period included in working hours.

9.       A working hours scheme for shift work shall be prepared in advance, providing employees with the opportunity to express their opinions, and the employees must be informed of the working hours scheme at least one month before the beginning of the period. Temporary deviations are allowed when necessary for the enterprise’s operations. If possible, notice of any changes must be provided one week in advance. A change in days off due to changed shifts shall be compensated for through single hourly wages if notice has not been provided at least one week in advance.

10.   Upon a change in the type of working hours or upon termination of employment, an agreement shall be made with regard to compensation for free time earned but not yet realised either through corresponding time off or via monetary compensation.

Regulations concerning uninterrupted three-shift work

11.   Uninterrupted three-shift work can be agreed upon locally.