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Employing Workers

LocationStandard workdayMaximum number of working days per weekPremium for night work (% of hourly pay) Premium for work on weekly rest day (% of hourly pay) Premium for overtime work (% of hourly pay)Restrictions on night work?Restrictions on weekly holiday?Restrictions on overtime work?Paid annual leave for a worker with 1 year of tenure (working days)Paid annual leave for a worker with 5 years of tenure (working days)Paid annual leave for a worker with 10 years of tenure (working days)Paid annual leave (average for workers with 1, 5 and 10 years of tenure, in working days)
Afghanistan8.06.015.050.025.0YesNoYes20.020.020.020.0
Albania8.05.550.025.025.0YesNoNo20.020.020.020.0
Algeria8.06.00.00.050.0YesNoNo22.022.022.022.0
Angola8.06.010.075.020.0YesYesNo22.022.022.022.0
Antigua and Barbuda8.06.00.00.050.0NoNoNo12.012.012.012.0
Argentina8.05.513.0100.050.0NoNoNo12.018.024.018.0
Armenia8.06.030.0100.050.0NoNoNo20.020.020.020.0
Australia7.66.025.0100.050.0NoNoNo20.020.020.020.0
Austria8.05.567.0100.050.0YesNoNo25.025.025.025.0
Azerbaijan8.06.040.0100.0100.0YesNoYes15.017.019.017.0
Bahrain8.06.00.00.037.5NoNoNo30.030.030.030.0
Bangladesh - Chittagong8.05.50.00.0100.0NoNoNo17.017.017.017.0
Bangladesh - Dhaka8.05.50.00.0100.0NoNoNo17.017.017.017.0
Barbados8.05.00.0100.050.0NoNoNo17.022.022.020.3
Belarus8.06.020.0100.0100.0NoNoNo18.018.018.018.0
Belgium7.66.00.00.050.0YesYesNo20.020.020.020.0
Belize8.06.00.050.050.0NoNoYes12.012.012.012.0
Benin8.06.00.00.012.0NoNoNo24.024.024.024.0
Bhutan8.06.00.00.00.0NoNoNo9.018.018.015.0
Bolivia8.06.025.0100.0100.0NoNoNo15.020.030.021.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina8.06.025.015.025.0NoNoNo20.020.020.020.0
Botswana8.06.00.0100.050.0NoNoNo15.015.015.015.0
Brazil - Rio de Janeiro8.06.020.00.050.0YesNoNo26.026.026.026.0
Brazil - São Paulo8.06.020.00.060.0YesNoNo26.026.026.026.0
Brunei Darussalam8.06.00.050.050.0NoNoNo7.014.014.011.7
Bulgaria8.06.06.70.050.0YesNoYes20.020.020.020.0
Burkina Faso8.06.00.00.015.0NoYesNo22.022.022.022.0
Burundi8.06.035.00.035.0NoNoNo20.021.022.021.0
Cabo Verde8.06.025.0100.035.0NoNoNo22.022.022.022.0
Cambodia8.06.030.00.050.0NoNoNo18.019.021.019.3
Cameroon8.06.00.00.020.0NoNoNo24.027.030.027.0
Canada8.06.00.00.050.0NoNoYes10.015.015.013.3
Chad8.06.00.00.010.0YesNoNo24.024.026.024.7
Chile9.06.00.030.050.0NoNoNo15.015.015.015.0
China - Beijing8.06.00.0100.050.0NoNoNo5.05.010.06.7
China - Shanghai8.06.034.0100.050.0NoNoNo5.05.010.06.7
Colombia8.06.035.075.025.0NoNoNo15.015.015.015.0
Comoros8.06.028.30.025.0NoYesNo22.022.022.022.0
Costa Rica8.06.00.0100.050.0YesNoNo12.012.012.012.0
Côte d'Ivoire8.06.037.50.023.8NoNoNo26.427.428.427.4
Croatia8.06.00.00.00.0YesYesNo20.020.020.020.0
Cyprus8.05.50.0100.0100.0NoNoNo20.020.020.020.0
Denmark7.46.00.00.00.0NoNoNo25.025.025.025.0
Djibouti8.06.00.050.00.0NoNoYes30.030.030.030.0
Dominica8.06.00.0100.050.0NoNoNo10.015.015.013.3
Dominican Republic8.05.50.0100.035.0NoYesNo14.018.018.016.7
Ecuador8.05.025.0100.050.0NoNoYes11.011.014.012.0
El Salvador8.06.025.0100.0112.5YesYesNo11.011.011.011.0
Equatorial Guinea8.06.025.050.025.0NoYesNo22.022.022.022.0
Eritrea8.06.00.00.025.0NoNoNo14.019.024.019.0
Estonia8.05.025.00.050.0YesNoNo24.024.024.024.0
Eswatini8.75.50.00.050.0NoNoNo12.015.018.015.0
Ethiopia8.06.00.00.025.0NoNoNo14.018.023.018.3
Fiji8.06.04.30.050.0NoNoNo10.010.010.010.0
Finland8.06.015.7100.050.0NoNoNo30.030.030.030.0
France7.06.07.520.025.0YesYesNo30.030.031.030.3
Gabon8.06.00.00.010.0NoNoNo24.024.024.024.0
Georgia8.07.00.00.00.0NoNoNo24.024.024.024.0
Germany8.06.00.00.00.0NoNoNo24.024.024.024.0
Ghana8.05.00.00.00.0NoNoNo15.015.015.015.0
Greece8.06.025.075.027.5NoYesNo20.022.025.022.3
Grenada8.06.00.00.050.0NoNoNo10.015.015.013.3
Guatemala8.06.00.050.050.0YesYesYes15.015.015.015.0
Guinea8.06.020.00.030.0NoYesNo30.030.030.030.0
Guinea-Bissau8.06.025.0100.00.6NoNoNo21.021.021.021.0
Haiti8.06.00.00.050.0NoNoNo13.013.013.013.0
Honduras8.06.025.0100.037.5YesNoNo10.020.020.016.7
Hong Kong SAR, China8.06.00.00.00.0NoNoNo7.010.014.010.3
Hungary8.05.015.050.050.0NoNoYes20.021.023.021.3
Iceland8.06.040.040.077.0NoNoNo24.024.024.024.0
India - Delhi9.06.00.00.0100.0YesYesYes15.015.015.015.0
India - Mumbai9.06.00.0100.0100.0YesNoYes18.018.018.018.0
Indonesia - Jakarta8.06.00.00.075.0NoNoNo12.012.012.012.0
Indonesia - Surabaya8.06.00.00.075.0NoNoNo12.012.012.012.0
Iraq8.06.00.050.050.0YesNoNo21.023.025.023.0
Ireland8.06.00.00.00.0NoNoNo20.020.020.020.0
Israel8.85.50.050.025.0NoYesNo14.016.024.018.0
Italy6.66.015.030.015.0NoNoNo26.026.026.026.0
Jamaica8.06.00.0100.00.0NoNoNo10.010.015.011.7
Japan - Osaka8.06.025.035.025.0NoNoYes10.016.020.015.3
Japan - Tokyo8.06.025.035.025.0NoNoYes10.016.020.015.3
Jordan8.06.00.050.025.0YesNoYes14.021.021.018.7
Kazakhstan8.06.050.050.050.0NoNoNo18.018.018.018.0
Kenya8.66.00.00.050.0NoNoNo21.021.021.021.0
Kiribati8.05.00.00.00.0YesNoYes30.030.030.030.0
Kosovo8.06.030.050.030.0NoNoNo20.021.022.021.0
Kuwait8.06.00.050.025.0NoYesYes30.030.030.030.0
Lao PDR8.06.015.0150.050.0NoNoNo15.015.015.015.0
Latvia8.05.550.00.0100.0NoNoNo20.020.020.020.0
Lebanon8.05.50.050.050.0NoNoYes15.015.015.015.0
Lesotho9.06.00.0100.025.0YesNoNo12.012.012.012.0
Liberia8.05.50.00.050.0NoNoYes5.522.022.016.5
Libya8.06.00.00.050.0NoNoNo30.030.030.030.0
Liechtenstein*8.05.525.050.025.0NoNoNo22.022.022.022.0
Lithuania8.05.550.0100.050.0NoNoNo20.020.023.021.0
Luxembourg8.05.50.070.040.0NoYesNo26.026.026.026.0
Madagascar8.06.030.040.030.0NoNoNo24.024.024.024.0
Malawi8.06.00.00.050.0NoNoNo18.018.018.018.0
Malaysia8.06.00.0100.050.0NoNoNo8.016.016.013.3
Maldives8.06.00.050.025.0NoNoNo30.030.030.030.0
Mali8.06.00.00.010.0NoNoNo22.022.022.022.0
Malta8.06.00.0100.050.0NoNoNo26.026.026.026.0
Mauritania8.06.00.00.015.0NoYesNo18.018.018.018.0
Mauritius8.06.00.0100.050.0NoNoNo17.017.017.017.0
Mexico - Mexico City8.06.00.025.0100.0NoNoYes6.014.016.012.0
Mexico - Monterrey8.06.00.025.0100.0NoNoYes6.014.016.012.0
Moldova8.06.050.0100.050.0YesYesNo20.020.020.020.0
Mongolia8.05.00.050.050.0NoNoYes15.015.018.016.0
Montenegro8.06.040.00.040.0NoNoNo20.021.021.020.7
Morocco8.06.00.00.025.0NoYesNo18.019.521.019.5
Mozambique8.06.025.0100.050.0NoYesNo12.030.030.024.0
Myanmar8.06.00.0100.0100.0YesNoNo10.010.010.010.0
Namibia9.05.56.0100.050.0NoNoNo20.020.020.020.0
Nepal8.06.00.050.050.0NoNoNo18.018.018.018.0
New Zealand8.07.00.00.00.0NoNoNo20.020.020.020.0
Nicaragua8.06.00.0100.0100.0YesYesYes30.030.030.030.0
Niger8.06.037.50.010.0NoNoNo22.022.022.022.0
Nigeria - Kano8.06.00.00.00.0NoNoNo6.06.06.06.0
Nigeria - Lagos8.06.00.00.00.0NoNoNo6.06.06.06.0
North Macedonia8.06.035.050.035.0YesNoNo20.020.020.020.0
Norway9.06.00.00.040.0NoYesNo21.021.021.021.0
Oman9.05.050.0100.025.0YesNoYes22.022.022.022.0
Pakistan - Karachi9.06.00.0100.0100.0YesYesNo14.014.014.014.0
Pakistan - Lahore9.06.00.0100.0100.0YesYesNo14.014.014.014.0
Palau8.07.00.00.00.0NoNoNo0.00.00.00.0
Panama8.06.013.050.050.0NoYesYes22.022.022.022.0
Papua New Guinea8.06.00.00.050.0NoNoNo11.011.011.011.0
Paraguay8.06.030.0100.050.0YesYesNo12.018.030.020.0
Peru8.06.035.0100.025.0NoNoNo13.013.013.013.0
Philippines8.06.010.030.025.0NoNoNo5.05.05.05.0
Poland8.05.520.0100.050.0NoNoNo20.020.026.022.0
Portugal8.06.025.050.031.3NoYesNo22.022.022.022.0
Puerto Rico8.07.00.0100.050.0NoNoNo9.012.012.011.0
Qatar8.06.00.00.025.0YesNoYes18.024.024.022.0
Romania8.05.025.0100.075.0NoNoNo20.020.020.020.0
Rwanda7.56.00.00.00.0NoNoNo18.019.021.019.3
Samoa8.06.00.00.050.0NoNoNo10.010.010.010.0
San Marino8.06.035.00.026.3NoNoNo26.026.026.026.0
São Tomé and Príncipe8.06.025.0100.037.5NoYesNo26.026.026.026.0
Saudi Arabia8.06.00.050.050.0NoYesNo18.026.026.023.3
Senegal8.06.038.00.010.0NoYesYes24.024.025.024.3
Serbia8.06.026.0110.026.0NoNoNo20.020.020.020.0
Seychelles8.06.00.0100.050.0NoNoNo21.021.021.021.0
Sierra Leone8.05.50.0100.050.0NoNoNo19.022.028.023.0
Singapore8.06.00.0100.050.0NoNoNo7.011.014.010.7
Slovenia8.06.075.0100.030.0NoNoNo20.022.024.022.0
Solomon Islands9.06.00.00.050.0NoNoNo15.015.015.015.0
Somalia8.06.00.00.00.3NoNoNo15.075.0150.080.0
South Africa9.06.00.0100.050.0YesNoNo15.020.020.018.3
South Sudan8.06.00.00.050.0NoNoNo21.025.025.023.7
Spain8.05.56.60.00.0NoNoNo22.022.022.022.0
Sri Lanka8.05.50.00.050.0YesNoNo14.014.014.014.0
St. Kitts and Nevis8.07.00.00.050.0NoNoNo14.014.014.014.0
St. Lucia8.06.00.0100.050.0NoNoNo14.021.021.018.7
St. Vincent and the Grenadines8.06.00.00.050.0NoNoNo14.021.021.018.7
Sudan8.06.00.00.050.0NoNoNo20.025.025.023.3
Suriname8.06.00.0100.050.0NoNoNo12.018.018.016.0
Sweden8.05.50.00.00.0NoYesNo25.025.025.025.0
Switzerland9.06.025.050.025.0YesYesNo20.020.020.020.0
Taiwan, China8.06.00.0100.033.0NoNoNo7.015.016.012.7
Tajikistan8.06.050.0100.0100.0YesNoNo18.018.018.018.0
Tanzania9.06.05.0100.050.0NoNoNo20.020.020.020.0
Thailand8.06.00.00.050.0NoNoNo6.06.06.06.0
Egypt, Arab Rep.8.06.00.00.035.0NoNoNo21.021.030.024.0
Bahamas, The8.05.00.00.050.0NoNoNo10.010.015.011.7
Central African Republic8.06.00.050.00.0NoYesNo24.025.027.025.3
Guyana7.85.50.00.050.0YesYesYes12.012.012.012.0
Czech Republic8.06.010.010.025.0NoNoNo20.020.020.020.0
Congo, Dem. Rep.8.06.025.00.037.5YesNoNo12.013.014.013.0
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.8.07.00.00.050.0NoNoNo0.00.00.00.0
Gambia, The8.07.00.00.00.0NoNoNo0.00.00.00.0
Iran, Islamic Rep.8.06.035.040.040.0NoNoNo24.024.024.024.0
Kyrgyz Republic8.06.050.0100.050.0NoNoNo20.020.020.020.0
Marshall Islands8.07.00.00.00.0NoNoNo0.00.00.00.0
Netherlands8.05.50.00.00.0NoNoNo20.020.020.020.0
Congo, Rep.7.06.00.00.013.7NoYesYes26.031.032.029.7
Korea, Rep.8.06.050.050.050.0NoNoNo15.017.019.017.0
Yemen, Rep.8.06.015.0100.050.0NoNoNo30.030.030.030.0
Venezuela, RB8.05.030.050.050.0YesYesNo15.019.024.019.3
Russian Federation - Moscow8.06.020.0100.050.0NoYesNo22.022.022.022.0
Russian Federation - Saint Petersburg8.06.020.0100.050.0NoYesNo22.022.022.022.0
Slovak Republic8.06.040.0100.025.0NoNoNo25.025.025.025.0
Syrian Arab Republic8.06.00.0100.037.5NoYesNo14.021.030.021.7
Ukraine8.05.520.0100.0100.0NoYesYes18.018.018.018.0
United Arab Emirates8.06.00.050.025.0NoYesNo26.026.026.026.0
United Kingdom8.06.00.00.00.0NoNoNo28.028.028.028.0
United States - Los Angeles8.06.00.00.050.0NoNoNo0.00.00.00.0
United States - New York City8.06.00.00.050.0NoNoNo0.00.00.00.0
Timor-Leste8.06.025.0100.050.0NoYesNo12.012.012.012.0
Togo8.06.00.00.020.0NoNoNo30.030.030.030.0
Tonga8.06.00.00.00.0NoYesNo0.00.00.00.0
Trinidad and Tobago8.06.00.0100.050.0NoNoNo10.010.010.010.0
Tunisia8.06.00.0100.025.0NoNoNo18.019.020.019.0
Turkey7.56.00.0100.050.0YesNoNo14.020.020.018.0
Uganda8.06.00.00.050.0NoNoNo21.021.021.021.0
Uruguay8.05.520.0100.0100.0NoNoNo20.021.022.021.0
Uzbekistan8.06.050.0100.0100.0NoNoNo15.015.015.015.0
Vanuatu8.06.00.050.025.0NoNoNo15.015.021.017.0
Vietnam8.06.030.00.050.0NoNoNo12.013.014.013.0
West Bank and Gaza8.06.00.0150.050.0YesYesNo12.012.012.012.0
Zambia8.56.04.3100.050.0NoNoNo24.024.024.024.0
Zimbabwe8.56.00.00.050.0NoNoNo22.022.022.022.0

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