If you employ staff, you need to know the basic rules about working hours in your country. These rules cover minimum daily and weekly rest, as well as annual leave and maximum weekly working time.

​EU countries also have the option to apply rules that are more favorable to workers.

• General rules
• Exceptions
• Specific categories - young people
• Specific categories - mobile workers

Country	Link
Austria	en
Belgium	en
Bulgaria	​en
Croatia	en
Cyprus	en
Czechia	​en
Denmark	​en
Estonia	en
Finland	​en
France
Germany	​en
Greece
Hungary	​en
Iceland	en
Ireland	en
Italy
Latvia	en
Liechtenstein	​en
Lithuania	en
Luxembourg	en
Malta	en
Netherlands
Norway	en
Poland	en
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia	en
Slovenia	en
Spain
Sweden	en
Switzerland	en
United Kingdom	en