<P> Standard working hours ( or normal working hours ) refers to the legislation to limit the working hours per day , per week , per month or per year . If an employee needs to work overtime , the employer will need to pay overtime payments to employees as required in the law . Generally speaking , standard working hours of countries worldwide are around 40 to 44 hours per week ( but not everywhere : from 35 hours per week in France to up to 112 hours per week in North Korean labor camps ) , and the additional overtime payments are around 25 % to 50 % above the normal hourly payments . Maximum working hours refers to the maximum working hours of an employee . The employee can not work more than the level specified in the maximum working hours law . </P>
<P> Standard working hours ( or normal working hours ) refers to the legislation to limit the working hours per day , per week , per month or per year . If an employee needs to work overtime , the employer will need to pay overtime payments to employees as required in the law . Generally speaking , standard working hours of countries worldwide are around 40 to 44 hours per week ( but not everywhere : from 35 hours per week in France to up to 112 hours per week in North Korean labor camps ) , and the additional overtime payments are around 25 % to 50 % above the normal hourly payments . Maximum working hours refers to the maximum working hours of an employee . The employee can not work more than the level specified in the maximum working hours law . </P>
standard working hours in most of the countries are
standard working hours in most of the countries are
around 40 to 44 hours per week ( but not everywhere : from 35 hours per week in France to up to 112 hours per week in North Korean labor camps )
around 40 to 44 hours per week ( but not everywhere : from 35 hours per week in France to up to 112 hours per week in North Korean labor camps )