Overtime Policy
For shops, companies, trading centers, service enterprises, and entertainment houses, normal working hours are set by the Shop and Establishment Law 2016 at eight hours per day, or a maximum of 48 hours per week. Employees are entitled to at least one day off with pay per week, and the default weekly rest day is Sunday. Overtime working hours must not exceed 12 hours per week, or 16 hours in extraordinarily pressing circumstances. The prescribed minimum rest is at least 30 minutes after four hours of work. Under current practices of the Ministry of Labour, overtime pay must be calculated at double the employee’s basic wage.
The latest update to the national minimum wage occurred in 2018, when a notification was issued by the National Minimum Wage Committee. This set the minimum wage at Kyats 600 per hour and Kyats 4,800 for an eight-hour work day, applicable to all businesses with 10 or more employees.