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Act 73/2007 amending certain provisions of the labour laws on rest time.

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Hungary
Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave
2007-06-18
National
Law, Act

Second Region

When organising the hours of work, the employer is to take into account the type of work as well as health and safety requirements, and let the employees know of the work schedule 7 days beforehand. The employee can work 12 hours a day and 48 hours a week, and the employee on emergency duty can work 24 hours a day and 72 hours a week maximum. He is entitled to 11 consecutive hours of rest between workdays, and to periodic breaks considering the number of hours he works.

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    Date of entry into force
    2007-07-01
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Partial entry dates region

    Date of partial entry into force
    2008-01-01
    § 117 and 119

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