How much are the weekly working hours and breaks? How long does employee rest last?
There is a lack of information among employees about weekly working hours and how long the meal break should last at the workplace. According to labor legislation, what are the working hours and weekly breaks? All the details you are wondering about are in our news…
HOW MANY HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK?
The weekly working day in Turkey is regulated in article 63 of the Labor Law no. 4857. According to this article, the maximum weekly work day is 45 hours. However, the daily working day cannot in any way exceed 11 hours, even if they are distributed differently between the working days of the week.
Weekly working time is applied in workplaces by dividing it equally between the working days of the week, but depending on the needs of the workplace and the job, daily working time may be distributed differently between on working days of the week. In this case, the daily work day may not exceed 11 hours.
According to the Labor Law, if the weekly working day exceeds 45 hours, it is considered overtime. Overtime pay is paid 50% more than the normal hourly working wage.
A company can determine the weekly working hours of its workers, for example, 40 hours, and there is nothing wrong with that; However, even if you reach an agreement with the workers, you cannot set this deadline at 46 hours.
HOW LONG IS THE EMPLOYEE’S BREAK TIME?
Daily working hours: break of at least 15 minutes for work lasting 4 hours or less, break of at least half an hour for work lasting more than 4 hours and up to 7.5 hours (including 7.5 hours), and rest of at least 1 hour for jobs that last more than 7.5 hours, a break is given.
A break is a period granted to the worker to rest and meet his or her needs. Breaks are granted at an average time during the work period.
For example, if a worker’s daily shift is 8 hours and he performs work of more than 4 hours and up to 7.5 hours, he must be given a break of at least 30 minutes. This time can occur at an average time of the worker’s workday, that is, in the morning or at noon.
The worker is legally prohibited from working during a break. The employer cannot accept the employee’s rest as working time and cannot ask him to work during this period.
Source: Sozcu
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