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Thirty-five hours, and three ceilings
Dated official sources, and the contents this module links to · 1 section
Official sources
- Légifrance — Labour code, article L3121-27: the statutory duration of actual working time for full-time employees is set at thirty-five hours per week; version in force since 10 August 2016, from law no. 2016-1088 of 8 August 2016 — verified on September 8, 2026
- Légifrance — Labour code, article L3121-18: the daily duration of actual working time per employee may not exceed ten hours, save for a derogation granted by the labour inspector, a case of urgency, or the cases provided for in article L. 3121-19; version in force since 10 August 2016 — verified on September 8, 2026
- Légifrance — Labour code, article L3121-20: during any one week, the maximum weekly working duration is forty-eight hours; version in force since 10 August 2016 — verified on September 8, 2026
- Légifrance — Labour code, article L3121-22: the weekly working duration calculated over any period of twelve consecutive weeks may not exceed forty-four hours, save in the cases provided for in articles L. 3121-23 to L. 3121-25; version in force since 10 August 2016 — verified on September 8, 2026
Contents linked from this module
- Overtime calculator
The count of hours beyond thirty-five and the uplift attached to them.
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