S.L. 452.134 Art. 4Working time and reference period.

(1) Without prejudice to regulation 6, standard working hours shall be based on an eight (8) hour day.

(2) Working time may be extended in accordance with regulation 6 provided that an average of forty-eight (48) hours per week is not exceeded within twelve (12) months. The maximum working time in the reference period is two thousand three hundred and four (2,304) hours (calculation basis: fifty-two (52) weeks minus a minimum four (4) weeks’ leave x forty-eight (48) hours). Periods of annual leave and sick leave shall not be included in the calculation of the average or shall be neutral. Rest time entitlements resulting from statutory public holidays shall also be deducted.

(3) For employment relationships with a duration of less than twelve (12) months, the maximum permissible working time shall be calculated on a pro-rata basis.