2. Rest Period
Rest period during normal work
An employee is entitled to a rest of not less than 1 hour a day after work for 5 consecutive hours.
An employee may take the rests periodically of less than 1 hour but the total rest period per day
must not be less than 1 hour.
In case of a beverage shop or a food shop where dose not open or provide service continuously on
each day, an employee may take to a rest of 2 hours a day.
An employer who obtains an employee’s prior consent may not arrange a rest period for the
employee in case of emergency work, or character or nature of work needs it to be performed
continuously.
Rest period before overtime work
An employer must arrange a rest period of not less than 20 minutes for an employee who is
required to perform overtime work of not less than 2 hours after normal work.