The Environmental & Labor Committee (ELC) in the National Assembly have failed to reach an agreement on reducing the maximum weekly working hours, leaving the matter up to the next administration. The current maximum weekly working hours is set at 68, including 40 hours during weekdays, 12 overtime hours and 16 weekend working hours.
Members of the ELC agreed that a proposed reduction to 52 hours from the current 68 hours would help improve working conditions and generate more jobs. However, they failed to narrow their differences on some important details, such as weekend pay rates and a grace period to be granted to businesses.