Work Flexibility: Training and Preparation Time Excluded from Hours Worked
New rules clarify that time spent on training, lectures, or changing/washing at work may not always count as hours worked. This applies if these activities are voluntary, occur outside regular working hours, and do not negatively affect employment. The aim is to increase flexibility for both employees and employers.
Key points
Time spent attending voluntary lectures, education, or training programs outside regular working hours will not count as hours worked, provided it doesn't affect employment.
Time spent changing clothes or washing at the start/end of the workday can be excluded from hours worked if agreed upon in a collective bargaining agreement or by custom.
These changes apply to hours worked on or after the enactment date, potentially impacting overtime calculations.
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