Question 52: Pursuant to labour law, the normal working hours of Employees must not exceed 48 hours/week. As such, if in the beginning Employers require Employees to work only 40 hours a week under LCs but then, due to the business demands, wish to increase the number of working hours to 44 per week, can Employers make a unilateral decision on this issue or must they obtain the consent of each Employee?
An LC is an agreement between Employees and Employers on paid jobs, working conditions, rights and obligations of each party in the employment relationship, including the provisions on working hours and break time. In this case, Employers and Employees have agreed on 40 working hours per week and recorded this in LCs, and this provision…