S.L. 452.155 Art. 3Hours of work.

(1) With regard to whole-time non-industrial employees:

(a) the minimum weekly wage of whole-time non-industrial employees except a courier or representative shall be related to a five (5) day week from Monday to Saturday of not more than forty (40) hours of work, exclusive of overtime calculated on an average for one (1) calendar year, in a way that the employee shall have one day free from work between Monday and Saturday inclusive, provided that normal work on Saturdays shall be carried out only until 1.00 p.m.

(b) in the case of a courier or representative the working week shall consist of forty (40) hours distributed over a period of six (6) days, from Monday to Sunday.

(2) The minimum weekly wage of whole-time industrial employees except watchpersons shall be related to a week of not more than forty (40) hours of work, exclusive of overtime, calculated on an average for one (1) calendar year.

(3) The minimum weekly wage of watchpersons shall be related to a week of not more than forty-eight (48) hours of work, and no watchperson shall be required to work for more than forty-eight

(48) hours in any one (1) week.

(4) A time-schedule covering a period of a calendar year for all categories or for different categories of employees in the same establishment, as the case may be, shall be submitted in writing by registered letter to the Director and shall, when so notified and provided that it complies in all respects with the provisions of this order and the requirements of any other law, constitute the normal working hours in the establishment:

Provided that:

(a) until such time-schedule is submitted to the Director as aforesaid, the normal working hours in the establishment shall be forty (40) hours in any one (1) week; and

(b) any changes to such time-schedule shall be effected by the employer after the prior notification in writing of such changes to the Director.