Rest period during normal work (Labour Protection Act Sec. 27)
There are further conditions for “normal work” in terms of rest. Every employee is entitled to a rest of not less than one hour a day after working five hours. An employee may take rests periodically of less than one hour but the total rest period per day must not be less than one hour. An employer who obtains an employee’s prior consent may not arrange a rest period for the employee in the case of emergency work, or where the character or nature of that work requires continuous performance. The employer must arrange a rest period of not less than 20 minutes for an employee required to perform overtime work of not less than two hours after normal work. All these numbers are, in fact theoretical regulations, but it is our intention to enhance awareness of these existing laws.