Provisions of the State Council on Working Hours of Employees (revised 1995).
Article 3 Employees shall work 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week.
Article 4 Where it is necessary to shorten working hours due to special circumstances and special circumstances, it shall be implemented in accordance with relevant state regulations.
Article 5 If the standard working hours system of working 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week cannot be implemented due to the nature of work or production characteristics, other work and rest measures can be implemented in accordance with relevant state regulations.
Article 6 No unit or individual may extend the working hours of employees without authorization. If it is really necessary to extend working hours due to special circumstances and urgent tasks, it shall be implemented in accordance with relevant state regulations.
Article 7 State organs and institutions shall practise uniform working hours, with Saturdays and Sundays as weekly rest days.
Enterprises and institutions that cannot implement the unified working hours stipulated in the preceding paragraph may flexibly arrange weekly rest days according to actual conditions.