Article 68. Normal working hours of the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1. The normal working time should not exceed 40 hours per week.
2. The employment contract may provide for a shorter working time with payment as for the normal working time.
3. The total duration of daily work at the place of main work and part-time work must not exceed the standard duration of daily work established by paragraph 4 of Article 71 of this Code by more than 4 hours.
4. Employees caring for a sick family member in accordance with a medical opinion, one of the parents (adoptive parent) with a child (children) under the age of three, single mothers raising a child under the age of fourteen (a child with a disability under the age of eighteen), other persons raising the specified category of children without a mother, for students to perform work in their free time that does not harm their health or disrupt the learning process, for employees who are under retirement age, as established by the Social Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, less than two years remain or those who have reached the specified retirement age may, by agreement of the parties, apply for joint employment.
Part-time work does not entail restrictions for an employee in the duration of paid annual leave, the calculation of work experience and other rights in the field of work established by this Code, labor, collective agreements, agreements.
Article 68 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 04/20/2023 No. 226-VII (effective from 07/01/2023).
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