What does the labor law says about working hours?
— A.D.F. Generally speaking, a worker is not expected to work more than eight hours a day, 48 hours a week. This can be adjusted with the consent of the Ministry of Labor in accordance with the law and depending on the type of work. Muslims work six-hour days during Ramadan. Commute time and prayer time are not included in the daily working hours — that is personal time. Workers are to receive time-and-a-half overtime salary, which means you get half of your hourly salary as overtime on top of your regular hourly salary. To calculate your hourly rate divide your annual salary by 365.25 and then divide that sum by eight to get your basic hourly wage. For example, if you are paid SR48,000 per year, you divide that sum by 365.25 to get the daily wage (SR131.4) and then divide that by eight (SR16.4) to get your base hourly wage. You can then multiply your hourly wage by 1.5 to determine your overtime hourly wage. In this example your overtime hourly wage would be SR24.6. Friday is typicall
