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0 pointsTijdreiziger2y ago0 comments

Netherlands:

- may not work more than 60 hours in a single week, and not more than 48 hrs/week on average

- may not work more than 12 hours in a single shift

- must rest for at least 11 consecutive hours every day, and at least 36 consecutive hours every week

- stricter rules than this for pregnant women and minors

https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/werktijden/vraag-en...

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MrDresden2y ago

Iceland has similar regulations but they are only limits on the employer. Nothing illegal about working multiple jobs at the same time.

I would think it was the same in NL.

TijdreizigerOP2y ago

From what I’ve understood in NL, the limit is on all employers simultaneously. So if you work two jobs, even if each job is within the limits, if both jobs together exceed the limits, both employers are liable.

> Under the Arbeidstijdenwet (Law on Working Hours), you must inform all your employers about your working hours. Your employer is liable for contraventions of the Arbeidstijdenwet. If you contravene, your employer may be fined. Even if he is not aware of your second job. [1]

Curiously though, it appears there are a number of cases in which the law doesn’t apply: for employees who earn 3x minimum wage or more, professional sporters, researchers, theatrical professionals, medical professionals, military personnel, summer camp guides, and volunteers. [2]

Disclaimer: not a lawyer.

[1] translated from https://www.arag.nl/werk-en-inkomen/arbeidscontract/twee-ban...

[2] https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/werktijden/vraag-en...

anigbrowl2y ago

This seems more like a limit on employers than workers.

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