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What Are Normal Hours?

Normal hours are hours related to absences and paid at the regular rate, without extra pay.

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When Do They Occur?

Normal hours appear when worked hours + hours of absence exceed the contractual hours, due to absences.

🔎 For example, Lina has a 35-hour contract. She works 30 h and has 7 h of absence.
➡️ 30h + 7h = 37h → 2 normal hours (paid at the regular rate).


How They Differ from Overtime

Overtime hours

Actual hours worked beyond 35h


Normal hours

Excess hours caused by absences (leave, illness, unjustified absences, etc.)

💡 Absences that count as actual working time (such as training, medical visits, compensatory rest) do not generate normal hours.


How to Calculate Normal Hours

Case 1: Employee has worked more than their contract hours

Calculation: (worked hours + absences) − worked hours
Result: normal hours + possible overtime hours.

🔎 Example:

  • Contract = 35h

  • Worked = 36h

  • Absence = 7h
    ➡️ (36 + 7) − 36 = 7 normal hours + 1 overtime hour


Case 2: Employee has worked less than or exactly the contract hours

Calculation: (worked hours + absences) − contractual weekly hours
Result: adjusted normal hours, considering the absences.

🔎 Example:

  • Contract = 35h

  • Worked = 30h

  • Unjustified absence = 7h
    ➡️ (30 + 7) − 35 = 2 normal hours

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