Article L3121-20 of the French Labour Code
November 7, 2023
The maximum working week in any one week is forty-eight hours.
The maximum working week in any one week is forty-eight hours.
In the event of exceptional circumstances and for the duration of such circumstances, the maximum working time defined in article L. 3121-20 may be exceeded by the administrative authority, under conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d’Etat, provided that this does not have the effect of increasing the working time to more than sixty hours per week. The Social and Economic Committee gives its opinion on requests for authorisation…
The weekly working time calculated over any period of twelve consecutive weeks may not exceed forty-four hours, except in the cases provided for in Articles L. 3121-23 to L. 3121-25.
A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or arrangement may provide for the weekly working time of forty-four hours calculated over a period of twelve consecutive weeks to be exceeded, provided that this does not have the effect of increasing this time, calculated over a period of twelve weeks, to more than forty-six hours.
In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3121-23, exceeding the maximum weekly working time provided for in Article L. 3121-22 is authorised by the administrative authority under conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d’Etat, up to a maximum total working time of forty-six hours.
Exceptionally, in certain sectors, in certain regions or in certain companies, exceeding the maximum forty-six-hour working week provided for in Articles L. 3121-23 and L. 3121-24 may be authorised for specific periods, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
The Social and Economic Committee gives its opinion on applications for authorisation made to the administrative authority in application of articles L. 3121-24 and L. 3121-25. This opinion is forwarded to the Labour Inspectorate.
The legal working week for full-time employees is thirty-five hours.
Any hour worked in excess of the legal weekly working time or the time considered to be equivalent is overtime and entitles the employee to additional pay or, where applicable, equivalent time off in lieu.
Overtime is calculated on a weekly basis.
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