You are searching for "38.5-hour work week" because you saw it on your payslip, HR mentioned it to you, or it appears in your contract. But that figure does not exist in any law. Zero. The Workers' Statute does not mention it. It is there because some collective bargaining agreement negotiated it years ago and no one updated it.
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Working hours of 38.5 hours: is there a new law?
38.5 hours is not a legal standard: it is a collective bargaining figure. We explain what the Workers' Statute (ET) says, the 37.5h reform, and how to know which working hours apply to you.
June 5, 20265 min de lectura read
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