Overtime: Legal Increase and Calculation
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Managing overtime represents a major issue for HR and payroll departments. Between the obligations of the Labor Code, contractual provisions and specificities related to actual working time, payroll managers must master a precise legal framework to avoid any labor court disputes. This article details the applicable rules in 2024. According to Article L3121-28 of the Labor Code, an overtime hour is any hour worked beyond the legal weekly duration of 35 hours.
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