# Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978, Paragraph 2

Extent: E+W+S

If in such a case—
(a) the contract of employment fixes the number, or the minimum number, of hours of employment in the said week or other period (whether or not it also provides for the reduction of that number or minimum in certain circumstances), and
(b) that number or minimum number of hours exceeds the number of hours without overtime.
that number or minimum number of hours (and not the number of hours without overtime) shall be the normal working hours.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/44/schedule/14/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-protection-consolidation-act-1978/schedule-14/paragraph-2
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