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Labour Law › Working Hours, Rest Days & Holidays

Article 64: Working Hours

In force

In simple words

You cannot be made to work more than 8 hours a day or 48 hours a week, or more than 36 hours a week during Ramadan. Hours can be reduced for hard or dangerous jobs. Since November 2025, employers must record working hours electronically with the Public Authority for Manpower.

New rule

Ministerial Resolution No. 15 of 2025 · 1 November 2025

Private-sector employers must now record each worker’s working hours, breaks, weekly rest days and holidays on the Public Authority for Manpower’s electronic platform. Employers who don’t comply can have their company file suspended.

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New rule

Ministerial Resolution No. 535 of 2015 · Every summer

Midday outdoor work ban: from 1 June to 31 August, outdoor work under direct sun is not allowed between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm.

Example

Working 10 hours a day

Situation

Ramesh works in a supermarket from 8 am to 7 pm with a 1-hour break, 6 days a week.

What the law says

That is 10 working hours a day. The legal maximum is 8 hours a day / 48 a week (36 a week in Ramadan). The extra 2 hours a day must be treated and paid as overtime (Article 66).

Names are made up for illustration.

Official text of Article 64
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article (21) of this law, the labourer shall not be made to work for more than 8 hours a day or 48 hours a week, save the cases provided for herein. Working hours during the holy month of Ramadan shall be 36 hours a week. The working hours of hard labour, health harmful labour and hazard labour or for hard conditions may be reduced by virtue of a decision to be issued by the Minister.
Reference & sources

Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 64 (Working Hours), Official Gazette Kuwait Al-Youm, Issue No. 963 (2010). Checked October 2026.

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General information, not legal advice. The Arabic text of the law is the official version (Article 29). For your case, contact the Public Authority for Manpower or a lawyer.