Working hours
Working hours for teachers
Agreement on working hours at Linnaeus University, see appendix below.
Pursuant to decisions made by the Vice-Chancellor, the annual working hours for all teachers are planned per calendar year, see appendix.
A collective agreement regarding inconvenient working hours for teachers and postdocs, see appendix.
Working hours for technical and administrative staff
Agreement on working hours for technical and administrative staff at Linnaeus University, with stand-by agreements as appendices.
The agreement on working hours states that if you participate in training or equivalent, any time spent on this outside regular working hours is not considered time worked. Therefore, your remuneration may only cover 8 hours. For those working part-time, this time will be listed as additional time.
Working hours during work travel
Working hours during business trips are counted as 8 hours per day for full-time employees.
See the Swedish Agency for Government Employers’ working hours policy for the public sector, available in Swedish only
Working hours reductions
The regular working hours are reduced by the number of hours shown below for full-time work:
- Twelfth Night: 4 hours
- Maundy Thursday: 2 hours
- April 30, if on a Monday-Thursday, 2 hours, or on a Friday, 4 hours
- The day before All Saints' Day: 4 hours
- 23 December if on a Friday: 4 hours
If you take av vacation day on a day with a reduced number of working hours, a ffull vacation day will be used. If, after dialogue with your manager, you have the opportunity, you can combine the reduction in working hours with flex leave.
Working from a location other than your regular work place must be approved by your manager.
Shortened work days only apply to technical and administrative staff.
Bridge days and compensation for Swedish National Day (only apply to technical and administrative staff)
You have the possibility to take leave for the number of bridge days that fall during the year and compensation for National Day in years when June 6 falls on a Saturday or Sunday. See further information about leave and how to apply.