Working hours

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Administrative and technical personnel

The general working hours are 40 hours and 50 minutes per week during the period September-May and 37 hours and 30 minutes per week during the period May-September

Daily working hours:

08.00-17.10 (Sept-May) Monday-Friday

08.00-16.30 (May-Sept) Monday-Friday

Flextime is allowed in consultation with your superior

Teachers

For teachers, the working hours are regulated as follows:
A full-time employed teacher has a yearly workload of

1 700 hours and 35 days of vacation
1 732 hours and 31 days of vacation

1 756 hours and 28 days of vacation

These hours contain all tasks and responsibilities, such as:

  • Education (i.e teaching, preparation, additional work)

  • Research

  • Administrative work 

Reduction in working hours

Easter Day, Midsummer Eve, Christmas Eve, New Year's Day and Sweden's National Day are non-working days.

In accordance with the general ALFA agreement, the following days are to be reduced by the number of hours listed below:

Day before Epiphany  -4 hours

Maundy Thursday  -2 hours

30 April which falls on:

a) Monday-Thursday  -2 hours

b) Friday  -4 hours

The day before All Saint´s Day  -4 hours

23 December which falls on a Friday  -4 hours 

In case of part-time work, the reduction in working hours is in the proportion to the extent of work.

Overtime

To be considered overtime, the extra workload must be either ordered or approved by the Head of Department. Overtime should be limited whenever possible. The demand and duration should be controllable.

Overtime means work in addition to the general daily working hours. In the case of part-time work, overtime starts only after the general daily working hours for a certain day have been fulfilled. We also differ between simple and double overtime.

Compensation is given in the form of remuneration or time off. Time off is possible if the employee wants it and the employer considers it compatible with the demands of the current activities.

Overtime may not exceed 150 hours per calendar year and a maximum of 50 hours per month may be compensated. Overtime compensated by time off is not affected by this limit.


Doctoral students and teaching assistants cannot be ordered to work overtime. 

Extra hours

For a part-time employee, time up to the normal full-time period of work are called extra hours. Compensation may be given in the form of remuneration or time off. Extra hours may not exceed 175 hours per calendar year and the total number of compensation may not exceed 200 hours per calendar year.