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ISL-1971-L-36393
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Act on the 40 hour working week, No. 88/1971.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Iceland
Subjects (Classification)
Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave
Adopted on (Date of text)
1971-12-24
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Lög um 40 stunda vinnuviku nr. 88/1971
Abstract/Citation
Concerns all labourers except for fishermen, labourers who work at home, domestic servants (unless they are hired under the terms of a labour union contract), and workers holding positions in which surveillance of working hours is difficult. The working week is forty hours, Monday through Friday, unless otherwise negotiated. Meal breaks (minimum of 30 minutes) are not included in the working hours. Holidays include the public holidays of the National Church, First Day of Summer (third Thursday in April), 1st of May, 17th of June (National Day), 24th of December and 31st of December from 1 p.m. Labour Unions are free to negotiate otherwise.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1979-05-22 (ISL-1979-L-36416)
Act amending the Act on the 40 hour working week, No. 88/1971., No. 25/1978.
Amending text(s)
1982-12-31 (ISL-1982-L-36417)
Act to amend Act on the 40 hour working week, No. 88/1971, No. 94/1982 .
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Parliament website - Althingi
Country
Iceland
URL
http://www.althingi.is
File
ISL36393 Isl.pdf (PDF of Law in Icelandic)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Lagasafn
Publisher
Ministry of Justice
Place of publication
Reykjavik
Country
Iceland
Date
1991
Volume
Vol. I
Page range
pp. 618-619
Serial region
Serial title
Photocopy