Appendix II

Statutory provisions relating to maximum overtime permitted

INDONESIA

Act No. 1 of 1951.

ARTICLE I

Labour Act No. 12 of 1948 Part IV

Article 12 (1) In case where at any perticular time, customary

time or within a specified period, there is an accumulation of work which must soon be finished, work may be performed in deviation from the provisions referred to in articles 10 and 11 but such work-time shall not exceed 54 hours a week.

KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Labour Standards Law, 1953

Article 42 (Hours of Work)

1

The standard of hours of work shall be eight hours per day and forty-eight hours per week excluding the hours of rest. The hours of work may be extended to sixty hours per week by mutual agreement.

2.

In case of a particular circumstance, the hours of work under the preceding paragraph may be extended by an approval of the Director-General of the Office of Labour Affairs. In case there is not enough time for the approval due to an emergency, an ex post facto approval shall be obtained without delay.

3.

In case it is regarded as unsuitable to extend the hours of work under the preceding paragraph, the Director-General of the. Office of Labour Affairs may instruct a reasonable length of rest or holiday in proportion to the above mentioned hours of work.

Article 57 (Overtime Work)

An employer shall be forbidden to place "any female over 18 years of age on overtime work for a period exceeding two hours a day, six hours a week, and 150 hours a year, regardless of a collective agreement.

Article 55 (Hours of Work)

The hours of work of minors between 13 years of age and 18 years of age shall not exceed seven hours a day and 42 hours a week. The hours of work may be extended within the limit of two hours by authorization of the Director-General of the Office of Labour Affairs.

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