In 2024, the number of working hours will count 2008, which gives 251 working days. The number of non-working days is 13. When are the public holidays that reduce working time in 2024? What are the standards for working time and its overall dimension? The answers are presented below.
Table of Contents
- Working time in 2024 – norms and overall assumptions
- Working time in 2024 in detail
- Working time in 2024 for part-time employees
- Holidays reducing working time in 2024
- Summary
Working time in 2024 – norms and overall assumptions
According to the Labor Code regulations, the working time cannot exceed 8 hours per day. It also cannot exceed an average of 40 hours in a five-day workweek. This refers to an average settlement period not exceeding 4 months. Based on this, the number of hours to be worked by an employee is determined.
To calculate an employee’s working time, you must:
- multiply 40 hours by the number of weeks in the settlement period, and then
- add to the obtained number of hours the product of 8 hours and the number of days remaining until the end of the settlement period, falling from Monday to Friday.
Each holiday occurring during the settlement period and falling on a day other than Sunday reduces the working time by 8 hours.
Working time in 2024 in detail
Below we present a summary of working time in 2024. The table includes the number of working hours, working days, and days off. They correspond to a one-month settlement period. They are divided into specific months.
| Month | working hours | working days | days off |
| January | 168 | 21 | 10 |
| February | 168 | 21 | 8 |
| March | 168 | 21 | 10 |
| April | 168 | 21 | 9 |
| May | 160 | 20 | 11 |
| June | 160 | 20 | 10 |
| July | 184 | 23 | 8 |
| August | 168 | 21 | 10 |
| September | 168 | 21 | 9 |
| October | 184 | 23 | 8 |
| November | 152 | 19 | 11 |
| December | 160 | 20 | 11 |
| In total | 2008 | 251 | 115 |
As shown in the above table, the total number of working hours in 2024 will be 2008 hours.
Working time in 2024 for part-time employees
For part-time employees, the dimension of working time is reduced proportionally to the number of hours on full-time employment.
For example, if the working time in a given month is 160 hours:
- For an employee employed on 1/2 of the full-time equivalent, the working time will be 80 hours.
- For an employee employed on 3/4 of the full-time equivalent, the working time will be 120 hours.
Holidays reducing working time in 2024
Below we present a list of statutory holidays reducing working time in 2024.
| Holidays in 2024 | ||
| 1 January | Monday | New Year’s Day |
| 6 January | Saturday | Epiphany |
| 31 March | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 1 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May | Wednesday | Labor Day |
| 3 May | Friday | Constitution Day |
| 19 May | Sunday | Pentecost |
| 30 May | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| 15 August | Thursday | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| 1 November | Friday | All Saints’ Day |
| 11 November | Monday | Independence Day |
| 25 December | Wednesday | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Thursday | Second Day of Christmas |
Summary
In 2024, the number of working hours will be 2008, the number of working days – 251, and the number of days off – 115. The dimension of working hours in specific months of 2024 will range from 152 in November to 184 in July and October.
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