Employers may not expose pregnant or breastfeeding women to the following activities and working conditions, among others:

• Night work
• Overtime
• Continuous flow work
• Piecework
• other work in which higher pay can be achieved in return for a higher work rate

You can apply for an exemption from the authority responsible for occupational health and safety.

Night work is when an activity is carried out between 10 pm and 6 am.

If you employ a pregnant or breastfeeding woman aged 18 or over, this is considered overtime if she works

• over 8.5 hours a day
• over 90 hours in a double week (including Sundays)
• the contractually agreed weekly working hours exceed the monthly average

works more than the monthly average.

If you employ a pregnant or breastfeeding woman under the age of 18, this is considered overtime if she:

• over 8 hours a day
• over 80 hours in a double week (including Sundays)
• the contractually agreed weekly working hours exceed the monthly average

works more than the monthly average.

Authorisation for overtime, night work, continuous or piecework does not replace the basic requirement to notify the supervisory authority that an employee is pregnant. This notification must be made as soon as the employer has been informed of the pregnancy.