On Thursday 22 February, the country’s lower house adopted a bill to reform the country’s labour law. The plans will relax legislation on working time, create a framework for occasional telework and introduce a permanent contract for temp workers.
Annualised working hours for added flexibility. Employers can alter working hours according to levels of activity and the needs of the company (limited to 2 hours more than the standard working day and 5 hours more than the standard working week, and to the existing daily and weekly working limits). The work counts as overtime if, over a reference period, it exceeds an average of 38 hours. Under previous rules, this period was one quarter, but could be extended to a maximum of one year as part of a sectoral collective agreement or, in some cases, a company regulation.
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