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It happens again and again that bosses or managers think they can take advantage of their employees by forcing unpaid overtime or activities outside the job profile on them. What can you do if you find yourself in such a situation? Here we give you a brief overview of your rights.<\/p>\n

What Is Overtime?<\/h2>\n

Typically, every employee has an employment contract that specifies the standard working hours. For a full-time position, this is usually 35 to 40 hours a week. According to the Working Hours Act, the working hours may not exceed 8 hours per day and 48 hours per week. Anything that exceeds the contractual working hours is overtime. But at what limit do you start to be exploited by your boss? To protect employees, the Working Hours Act also stipulates that employees may not work more than 10 hours a day and 60 hours a week on a selective basis. In an average of six months, the 8 or 48 hours must be reached again.<\/p>\n

Overtime: The Fine Line Between Necessary Overtime And Being Taken Advantage Of By The Boss<\/h2>\n

Overtime is not prohibited, but employees are not required by law to work this overtime unless it is explicitly provided for in their employment contracts. Overtime should not simply “occur” in the course of everyday work. If this is the case, then something about your job description is not correct. The working hours in the contract and your job profile should match. If you work one hour more every day and do not document this, then you are already being exploited by your boss.<\/p>\n

Overtime Can Be Ordered<\/h2>\n

Overtime must be ordered for specific reasons. These can be emergency situations because colleagues are absent due to illness. They can also be temporary peaks in demand. There must be an operational necessity. But you can also refuse to work overtime for personal reasons, for example, because of a long-term doctor’s appointment or to look after your children. Your employer cannot force you to work overtime. However, if you refuse to work overtime too often, even though your boss has given good reasons for your refusal, your employer may eventually terminate your employment. In order to prevent your boss from taking advantage of you because of overtime, overtime must be compensated.<\/p>\n