EXERCISES ON WORKING HOURS
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1. Where is the official working hours of a worker established?
a. Collective agreements and/or employment contracts
b. Workers' Statute.
c. Organic Law of Trade Union Freedom.
d. The Constitution
2. The maximum duration of the ordinary effective working day on average in
the annual calculation will be ...
a. 35 hours a week.
b. 40 weekly hours.
c. 45 hours per week.
d. 30 weekly hours
3. Except by collective agreement or agreement between representatives of the workers
and respecting in all cases the weekly rest, the number of ordinary hours of
effective work cannot exceed...
8 daily.
b. 9 daily.
c. 10 daily.
d. 12 daily
4. Including, where applicable, the time spent on training, the workers
minors under 18 years old will not be able to carry out more than...
8 hours of effective work daily
b. 9 effective daily working hours
c. 10 hours of effective work daily.
d. 12 daily effective working hours.
5. Between the end of one day and the beginning of the next, there will be, as
minimum...
12 hours.
b. 10 hours.
around 2 PM.
d. 8 hours.
6. How much should the duration of the continuous daily workday exceed for it to
Is a break period established during it?
8 hours.
b. 6 hours.
c. 4:30 hours.
d. 9 hours
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7. Whenever the duration of the continuous daily work exceeds the limit
marked by the ET the mandatory rest will not be less than...
15 minutes.
b. 30 minutes.
c. 1 hour.
d. 20 minutes.
8. How much should the duration of the continuous daily workday exceed for it to
a rest period shall be established during it for those under 18
years?
8 hours.
b. 6 hours.
around 4:30 hours.
d. 20 minutes
9. Whenever the duration of the continuous daily work exceeds the limit
marked by the ET the mandatory rest for minors under 18 years old will not be
inferior to...
15 minutes.
b. 30 minutes.
c. 1 hour.
d. 20 minutes.
10. Workers shall have the right to a minimum weekly rest of:
2 uninterrupted days.
a day and a half uninterrupted.
c. 3 uninterrupted days.
d. 2 days and a half uninterrupted.
11. The duration of the weekly rest for minors under eighteen years old shall be, as
minimum, of:
2 uninterrupted days.
a day and a half uninterrupted.
c. 3 uninterrupted days.
d. 2 days and a half uninterrupted.
12. Indicate which of the following workers cannot request a reduction of
journey for the care of family members
a. Sara, to take care of her 10-year-old son
b. Miguel to take care of his 20-year-old disabled son.
C. M.ª Carmen to take care of her father who cannot fend for himself and needs
care due to age.
d. Andrés, to take care of his sick uncle
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13. The maximum reduction of the working hours for legal guardianship of a minor is:
Eight years
Twelve years
Ten years
Three years
14. The maximum number of overtime hours to be performed in a year by a
worker will be:
a. 60.
b. 90.
c. 80.
d. 70.
15. With prior notice and justification to the company, the worker may
to be absent from work, with the right to pay, for marriage...
7 calendar days.
b. 10 natural days.
Approximately 15 calendar days.
d. 30 natural days.
16. With prior notice and subsequent justification to the company, the worker may
to be absent from work, with the right to remuneration, due to relocation...
1 day.
b. 2 days.
c. 3 days.
d. 5 days.
17. The duration of the vacation agreed upon individually or collectively never
inferior
30 calendar days.
b. 60 natural days.
c. 30 working days
d. 60 working days.
The worker must know the date of vacation entitlement with a
at least in advance of:
2 months.
b. 3 months.
c. 6 months.
d. 4 months.
19. The holidays in the year are...
a. 12.
b. 14.
c. 2.
d. 10
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20. How many annual holidays are local?
a. 2.
b. 4.
c. 12.
d. 10
21. If the vacation coincides with a temporary disability due to an accident, no
work-related, the worker...
a. Loses their right to vacation
b. You will be able to enjoy them when the incapacity ends as long as they have not
more than 18 months have passed since the end of the year in which they originated
c. You must enjoy them within the calendar year
d. You will be able to enjoy them when the disability ends, as long as they have not
more than twelve months have passed since the year in which they originated
22. Work time is considered the time dedicated to...
a. Displacement
b. Change of clothes
c. Breaks between hours
d. None is correct
23. A person is considered a night shift employee if they work during the
less...
Three hours at night.
One third of his/her shift during night hours.
c. All options are true.
d. Only one hour at night
24. The reduction of working hours for the care of an infant.
it corresponds to nine months ...
the father
b. The mother
It is a right of both parents if both work.
d. None are correct
A hardworking person has requested a reduction in working hours to care for
a child under twelve years old. What amount of their salary will be reduced?
a. Proportional to the reduction of working hours
b. The 50%
c. There will be no reduction whatsoever
d. None is correct
26. Workers have the right to request adjustments to the
duration and distribution of the workday, to make effective your right to
the reconciliation, as long as...
be reasonable and proportionate
b. According to the needs of the company
c. Both answers are correct
d. You cannot request the adaptation of the working hours
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PRACTICAL CASES
Africa is employed in a chemical laboratory and needs work clothes.
suitable for the performance of her duties. She arrives punctually at the company and
changes clothes; leaves the workplace at 2:50 PM and changes again.
Considering that your schedule is from 7:00 to 15:00, are you acting correctly?
Explain your answer (1.5 points)
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Tomás finishes his workday at
11:00 PM. Your agreement states that the hours between 10:00 PM and the
6:00 h will have a 50% increase over the ordinary hourly rate, which is
the payment is 15 euros (1.5 points)
a. Can the three weekly hours that Tomás spends be considered nocturnal?
Is it done after 10:00 PM? Justify your answer.
b. Indicate whether the increase in remuneration established in the agreement is correct for
those hours
c. Calculate the amount that Tomás will receive for each hour worked afterwards
from 10:00 PM.
d. Could the agreement establish the remuneration for those hours or periods of
rest?
3. A new order has arrived at the company where Rebeca, Mario, and José work.
unexpected event and the company, to address it, has asked the 3 workers to
work an additional 2 hours that day and leave 2 hours earlier the next day
work. Explain your answer (1.5 points)
Are workers obliged to perform those extra hours?
b. Is it correct that the company does not pay them?
Patricia has had twins and is about to finish her maternity leave.
(1, 5 point)
a. How many hours of reduced working hours does he/she have for caregiving?
lactating? Could it accumulate them for full days? Reason your answer.
response
b. Can you later request a reduction in working hours? Will they reduce your
salary? Justify your answer
c. Jesús, his partner and father of the infants, would he have the right to this leave?
Justify your answer
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5. Choose a company of your choice and look for its Equality Plan. You should read it and
copy those articles that indicate the company wants to establish the
reconciliation of family and work life, as well as those articles in which
Do you think gender equality is being implemented? Once copied, you should perform a
analysis of a minimum half page where you indicate your opinion regarding what has been studied
in the theme (2 points)
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