1. The maximum normal working hours for Workers shall be eight (8) hours per day or forty-eight (48) hours per week. 2. The Cabinet may, upon the proposal of the Minister and in coordination with the Concerned Authorities, increase or decrease the daily working hours for some economic sectors or some categories of labour, in addition to the working hours, rest hours, and hours during which it is prohibited to work for certain categories of labour, according to the classification of labour specified in the Executive Regulation of this Decree by law. 3. The periods spent by a Worker in travelling between his home and place of work shall not be included in his working hours, except for some categories of Workers in accordance with the controls specified by the Executive Regulation of this Decree by law. 4. The Executive Regulation of this Decree by law shall determine the working hours in the month of Ramadan. 5. In the event that the Worker works full-time, the original Employer, or any other Employer for whom the Worker works in accordance with the provisions of this Decree by law, may not require the worker to work for him more than the hours agreed upon in the employment contract, except with the Worker's written consent. 6. In the event that the worker desires to perform his work remotely, whether from inside or outside the State, and with the approval of the Employer, the Employer may stipulate specific working hours.
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