Under Article 98 of the Labor Law, actual working hours cannot exceed 8 hours a day or 48 hours a week. In Ramadan they are reduced for Muslim workers to no more than 6 hours a day or 36 hours a week.
Step by step
- 1
Choose the standard
Work is scheduled on a daily standard of up to 8 hours or a weekly standard of up to 48 hours, and hours beyond the adopted standard are overtime under Article 107.
- 2
Apply the Ramadan reduction
A maximum of 6 hours a day or 36 hours a week for Muslim workers, under Article 98.
- 3
Organize breaks
No one works more than 5 consecutive hours without a break of at least half an hour for rest, prayer and meals, no one stays at the workplace more than 12 hours a day, and these breaks do not count as working hours, under Articles 101 and 102.
- 4
Weekly rest
Friday is the paid weekly rest day of at least 24 consecutive hours, and another day may replace it after notifying the labor office, under Article 104.
- 5
Exceptions by decision
The Minister may raise the limit to 9 hours a day for certain categories or work, or lower it to 7 hours for hazardous or harmful work, under Article 99.
Keeping the usual schedule in Ramadan for Muslim employees breaches Article 98, so prepare a separate schedule for the month before it starts.
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