Under Article 70 of the Labor Law issued by Royal Decree No. 53 of 2023, actual working hours cannot exceed 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week. In Ramadan the maximum for Muslim workers is 6 hours a day or 30 hours a week.
Step by step
- 1
Daily and weekly limits
8 actual working hours a day and 40 hours a week at most.
- 2
Breaks and continuous work
Working hours include a one-hour daily break for rest and meals that does not count as working time, and continuous work cannot exceed 6 hours.
- 3
Ramadan
6 hours a day or 30 hours a week at most for Muslim workers.
- 4
Weekly rest
Paid rest of at least two consecutive days, under Article 77.
- 5
Overtime
With the worker's consent and up to 12 hours a day for regular and overtime hours together, paid at the basic hourly wage plus at least 25% by day and at least 50% at night, or with time off instead, under Article 71.
Assigning overtime without the worker's consent is a common mistake: Article 71 requires consent, except in the cases set in Article 72, such as annual stocktaking, emergencies and unusual work pressure.
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