Working time

Employers should not generally employ anyone under the age of 15 …

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When an employee works for continuous period of six hours they must receive a rest period of at least 45 minutes …

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Female employees (over the age of 18) must not be engaged in more than six hours of overtime per week or 150 hours per year, nor may they be required to work on rest days if employed for the manufacture, sorting or processing of goods, in mining activities, civil engineering or the transport industries …

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Article 36 of the Labour Code leaves decisions on overtime hours and rest days to local trade union agreements, or “with a person representing a majority of the workers where no such trade union exists” …

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If an employee is required to work between 10pm and 5am (or 11pm and 6am in circumstances prescribed by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare), they must receive a shift premium of at least 25% …

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The normal working week is 40 hours (excluding rest breaks) and the normal working day is 8 hours …

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