Working Hours Act (SFS 1982:673)

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.

  Official source

• 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?