Yes, but it is not without limits. The hard limit is (supposed) to be 48h/week down to 44h/week after 12 weeks, including overtime. And even if employees and un

Yes, but it is not without limits. The hard limit is (supposed) to be 48h/week down to 44h/week after 12 weeks, including overtime. And even if employees and unions want to work more, legally, they can't. It can go up to 60h/week in exceptional situations. Notably, it happened during the pandemic for some essential workers. In the article, that's 84h/week. For the Smart car factory scandal, the work week was 39 hours, which is more than the official 35, but well within the limit and perfectly legal. The problem is that it should have been paid overtime, but it wasn't, which technically meant it was a wage reduction. There are still some people in France who do absurd work hours, but not factory workers. Among them are medical interns (that's illegal but still done), self-employed people, and some high level employees who don't work on the clock.