Qatar Labor Law Artical 73 & 90




Article (73)


The maximum ordinary working hours shall be forty four hours per week at the rate of eight hours per day with the exception of the month of Ramadan when the maximum working hours shall be thirty six hours per month at the rate of six hours per day.


The time spent by the worker in transportation to and from the place of work and residence of the worker shall not form part of the working hours.


The working hours shall include an interval or more for prayer, rest and taking of meals which interval or intervals shall not be less than one hour and shall not be more than three hours. The said intervals shall not be taken into consideration in calculating the working hours in fixing the rest interval but the worker shall not work for more than five consecutive hours.


The Minister shall by a decision specify the types of work in respect of which the work may continue without stoppage for the purpose of rest.


 



Article (90)


The normal working hours for the Juvenile may not exceed thirty six hours per week at the rate of six hours per day with the exception of the month of Ramadan when the working hours shall not exceed twenty four hours per week at the rate of four hours per day.