The right to just and favourable conditions of work (Art. 7) 2016, para. 37
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- The number of hours of work per week should also be limited through legislation. The same criteria as indicated for daily limits on working hours apply. The limitation should apply across all sectors and for all types of work, including unpaid work. Reduced working weeks may apply, for instance, in relation to arduous activities. The Committee is aware that many States parties have opted for a 40-hour week and recommends that States parties that have not yet done so take steps progressively to achieve this target. Legislation should allow for some flexibility to go beyond the limited number of hours of work per week, corresponding to different working arrangements and sectors. However, as a general rule, the hours per week, averaged over a period of time, should meet the statutory standard working week. Workers should receive additional pay for overtime hours above the maximum permitted hours worked in any given week.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- CESCR General Comment No. 23, The right to just and favourable conditions of work (Art. 7) (2016), para. 37.
- Paragraph number
- 37
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