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Working hours are not excessive

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Under constructionThis is an outline page for this new section of the ETI website, which will be developed on an ongoing basis to provide a list of key resources on this topic. Suggestions for material to include on this page are welcome!

Selected resources related to ETI Base Code Section:
6. WORKING HOURS ARE NOT EXCESSIVE
  6.1 Working hours comply with national laws and benchmark industry standards, whichever affords greater protection.
  6.2 In any event, workers shall not on a regular basis be required to work in excess of 48 hours per week and shall be provided with at least one day off for every 7 day period on average. Overtime shall be voluntary, shall not exceed 12 hours per week, shall not be demanded on a regular basis and shall always be compensated at a premium rate.

 

Key international conventions

C1 – Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919

C30 – Hours of Work (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1930

C106 – Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957

C14 – Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921

The Hours of Work Conventions require - subject to a wide range of exceptions - that working hours shall be limited to eight hours a day and forty-eight hours a week.

The Weekly Rest Conventions – again subject to exceptions – provide that workers should be entitled to one full day’s rest every week.

 

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We welcome suggestions for highly relevant links and print material to list here, bearing in mind that it is intended to be a very selective resource. Please include:

  1. full URL (address for internet links) and/or bibliographic details and how to obtain a copy (print materials), and
  2. a clear indication of where you think the listing would be most appropriate.

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