Contractual and statutory overtime

45 hours per week for the industrial sector, office staff, technical employees, sales staff in large retail companies, or

50 hours for all other sectors,

The overtime must really be necessary

The extra hours do not require an unreasonable physical or mental effort

Working hours and daily rest periods are respected

If you work contractual overtime, you must be paid 25% more than your normal hourly rate

However, with your consent and subject to a written agreement between you and your employer, you may waive the 25% supplement and redeem the extra hours in time as paid leave

Managers are generally not entitled to the 25% supplement for contractual overtime unless otherwise stated in their employment contract. Managers also have the option to agree in writing to redeem any contractual overtime without a 25% supplement or with a supplement of less than 25%.

45 hours per week for the industrial sector, office staff, technical employees, sales staff in large retail companies, or

50 hours for all other sectors.

It is a case of urgency or there has been an extraordinary increase in work;

The work is needed to complete an inventory, finish accounts or carry out a liquidation; or

The work is needed prevent or address an operational problem.

You may not work more than two hours statutory overtime per day.

You may not work more than 170 hours statutory overtime (45 hours per week) or 140 hours (50 per week) per year.