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The same hours are simply arranged differently that week, not increased.\n",[151,187,181],{"href":188},"\u002Fen\u002Fguide\u002Fschool-holidays-do-not-add-hours"," covers how to plan\naround it, and ",[151,191,193],{"href":192},"\u002Fen\u002Fguide\u002Fschool-holidays-per-region","school-holidays-per-region"," has the actual\ndates for your region.",[140,196,198],{"id":197},"what-a-breach-means-and-keeping-your-own-record","What a breach means, and keeping your own record",[125,200,201],{},"Going over these limits falls under the Wet arbeid vreemdelingen, and the Arbeidsinspectie can\ninspect and fine a host family that does it. This article does not judge whether your family is\nover the line, it tells you where the line is.",[125,203,204],{},"The one thing that actually protects you is your own record of the hours you work, because it is\nthe only evidence you have if your signed schedule and your real week stop matching. 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