It is common in our environment for employees to have to work 12 hours or even more a day, a practice that contradicts legal regulations. Although it is not legal to work more than 10 hours a day, if the employee works more than those 10 hours, he must of course receive the appropriate supplement for overtime. The ±working day in Spain is regulated by the Workers` Statute and stipulates that the maximum legal working day must not exceed an average of 40 hours of effective work per week in the season, just as the daily limit must not exceed 8 hours of actual work. This daily limit may be modified by collective agreement, provided that rest periods between working days are respected. “The maximum duration of the ordinary working day is forty-two (42) hours per week, which may be divided by mutual agreement between the employer and the employee, 5 or 6 days a week, always guaranteeing the day of rest, with the following exceptions:” The length of the working day is one of the most important aspects of any job. The usual thing is to think of an amount of eight hours a day for a whole day (apart from overtime), but the truth is that the regulations are not so corseet and take into account certain peculiarities that can affect this working day of workers, directly or through a collective agreement. I am a “Trust and Manage” worker, I work 12 hours a day, according to the article, Is my work schedule still illegal? Typically, this is a question that determines the employer based on the number of hours worked. Typically, the full-time day is 40 hours per week. Part-time work is approximately 20 hours. There is also part-time work, which can be less than 40 hours per week.
Following the amendments made by Law 2101 of 2021 to Article 161 of the Material Labour Code, there is no longer a maximum legal daily working day. I have an employee who only works on Sundays from 07:00 to 19:00 with half an hour of sorting, it`s good or I`m breaking the law As overtime, we are the ones who determine the hours we work. Hiring in several companies does not have a maximum schedule per day, as long as they do not exceed 8 hours in the same company. It sets a limit on the weekly duration, but not daily, so that the employee can theoretically work 12 hours, but it is necessary to take into account the provisions of Article 167A added by Article 22 of Law 50 of 1990, which is still in force and which stipulates: An irregular distribution of the working day is one that the employee does not regularly provide his working day each week of the year±. Its purpose is for the employer to have a mechanism by which it can adjust the annual hours during which its employees provide their services to periods of greater production or other unforeseen events that may occur during the current ± year. It is clear that the rule does not allow more than 2 hours of overtime per day and 12 hours per week, so if the normal working day is 8 hours per day, it is not possible to work more than 10 hours per day, including overtime. The 40-hour week only applies if you are employed by only one company. Overtime can be added ± the normal working day (maximum 80 hours per year±). This is especially true if you do not have a rest day and/or these hours are not paid extra.
The Workers` Statute sets a maximum limit of nine hours of effective daily work for the number of hours per day. In the case of underage workers, the daily working time is eight hours, including time spent on training. In both cases, rest periods between days must also be observed. During the working day, certain breaks are allowed. This is the so-called “sandwich break”, during which a rest period of at least 15 minutes is fixed on days of more than six hours, which is considered effective working time if it is included in the agreement or contract. If I work 10 hours a day from Monday to Friday, what is my day off? Hello, I work in a supermarket 10 hours a day x 6 days a week I am only paid minimum wage, my question is ?? I need to be paid overtime?? I`ve already been here for 8 months and I`ve never been paid overtime What can I be if the dam I`m working on requires 12 hours 6 days a week and doesn`t recognize the 4 hours a day I`m working. In the case of minors under 18 ±, the law stipulates that they may not perform more than 8 hours of actual work per day, including the time devoted to training and, if they work for several employers, the time they spend with each of them. Unfortunately, companies and more are those that are dedicated to making schedules, 12 hours and with a day of rest .
There is therefore no time to play sports with family, friends or others. Live to work. and the worst with a bad salary. U.S. law does not determine how many hours are part-time and how many full-time hours are. But the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) grants equal rights to all workers, regardless of the number of hours worked. The only difference is that the conditions for paying overtime, if met, should only be paid if the employee works more than 40 hours. Considering that the maximum you can work in a day is 10 hours, it is illegal to work 12 hours. The general rule is that in the United States, full-time employees are considered those who work 40 hours per week. If they work more than 40 hours, they are entitled to overtime pay in the following circumstances: the normal working day is agreed in contracts or collective agreements, it is not the same as the legal maximum, since the latter concept is the mandatory limit of the necessary right of the ordinary day. If you have overtime regulations, your employer must pay you at least 50% more for each hour worked.
