Working Hours Act (SFS 1982:673)

• arbetstidslagen 5 §: Limit regular working hours to a maximum of 40 hours a week.

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• arbetstidslagen 8 §: Require overtime only when specially needed and within the caps: 48 hours over four weeks or 50 hours in a calendar month, at most 200 hours a calendar year.

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• arbetstidslagen 11 §: Keep records of on-call time, overtime and additional hours that employees can access.

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• arbetstidslagen 13 §: Give every employee at least eleven consecutive hours of daily rest in every 24-hour period.

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• arbetstidslagen 14 §: Give at least 36 consecutive hours of weekly rest in every seven-day period.

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• arbetstidslagen 15 §: State the length and timing of breaks; no one may work more than five hours in a row without a break.

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Translation for reading; the Swedish statute is the authoritative text. Source: NovaCopilot

• 5 § · arbetsgivare

  Risk: high · Sanction: administrative_fine, högst Sanktionsavgift per timme otillåten arbetstid eller jourtid och per arbetstagare vid överträdelse av bland annat 5, 8, 13 eller 14 § utan stöd i kollektivavtal · Authority: Arbetsmiljöverket, genom avgiftsföreläggande (27 §)

  Decisions applying the provision: 1, latest se:nja-2022-s-23

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• 8 § · arbetsgivare

  Risk: high · Sanction: administrative_fine, högst Sanktionsavgift per timme otillåten arbetstid eller jourtid och per arbetstagare vid överträdelse av bland annat 5, 8, 13 eller 14 § utan stöd i kollektivavtal · Authority: Arbetsmiljöverket, genom avgiftsföreläggande (27 §)

  Decisions applying the provision: 4, latest se:ad-2016-35

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• 11 § · arbetsgivare

  Risk: medium · Sanction: statutory_damages · Authority: Allmän domstol eller Arbetsdomstolen

  Decisions applying the provision: none in the register

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• 13 § · arbetsgivare

  Risk: high · Sanction: administrative_fine, högst Sanktionsavgift per timme otillåten arbetstid eller jourtid och per arbetstagare vid överträdelse av bland annat 5, 8, 13 eller 14 § utan stöd i kollektivavtal · Authority: Arbetsmiljöverket, genom avgiftsföreläggande (27 §)

  Decisions applying the provision: 4, latest se:ad-2021-64

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• 14 § · arbetsgivare

  Risk: high · Sanction: administrative_fine, högst Sanktionsavgift per timme otillåten arbetstid eller jourtid och per arbetstagare vid överträdelse av bland annat 5, 8, 13 eller 14 § utan stöd i kollektivavtal · Authority: Arbetsmiljöverket, genom avgiftsföreläggande (27 §)

  Decisions applying the provision: 2, latest se:nja-2022-s-23

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• 15 § · arbetsgivare

  Risk: medium · Sanction: statutory_damages · Authority: Allmän domstol eller Arbetsdomstolen

  Decisions applying the provision: 2, latest se:hfd-2019-19

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Working Hours Act (SFS 1982:673) (SFS 1982:673) är läst hos Swedish Work Environment Authority den 2026-08-20, och raden återges som den står hos utgivaren.

• 5 §Regular working hours

  At most 40 hours per week as regular working time.

• 8 §General overtime

  At most 200 hours of general overtime in a calendar year.

• 13 §Daily rest

  At least eleven consecutive hours of rest in each 24-hour period.

• 14 §Weekly rest

  At least 36 consecutive hours of rest in each seven-day period.

The authority supervises the Working Hours Act and decides applications for exemptions from the overtime ceiling.

Swedish Work Environment Authority

• Arbetstidsdirektivet Art. 6CELEX 32003L0088

  The Working Time Directive sets the average weekly ceiling that the Swedish act implements.

• FLSA 29 U.S.C. § 20729 U.S.C. §201 et seq.

  The American rule rests on overtime pay above forty hours rather than a ceiling on working time.

1. employment-register-v1.0.02026-08-20

   The row was read against the official text and entered in the register.

   In force from 2026-08-20

• C-55/18 CCOO
  Court of Justice of the European Union · 2019-05-14

  Member States must require a system enabling the duration of each worker's daily working time to be measured.

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• How much overtime may I work?
• What responsibility does the employer have for the working environment?
• How much daily rest am I entitled to?
• Does on-call time count as working time?