Tracking working hours and overtime

The manager is responsible for ensuring that working hours are respected and overtime is compensated correctly. Uncontrolled overtime wears people out and becomes expensive, so tracking is worth making a regular routine.

You will need

• The Working Hours Act and the applicable collective agreement
• A time tracking system
• Local agreements, such as flexitime or a working time bank
• 30 minutes a month for tracking

Steps

1. Know the rules

   Check the regular working hours, the maximum amount of overtime and compensation in the collective agreement. The general rules can also be found at tyosuojelu.fi.

2. Ask for consent

3. Make sure hours are recorded

4. Monitor balances

5. Compensate correctly

6. Find the cause

7. Respect rest periods

8. Report upwards

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