Qatar Working Hours and Ramadan Hours Checker Widget
Enter a schedule and see whether it fits Qatar's legal limits - eight hours a day and forty-eight a week, six and thirty-six during Ramadan - how many hours a week are overtime, and whether the ten-hour daily ceiling is broken.
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Article 73 caps ordinary working hours at forty-eight a week at the rate of eight a day in every month of the year except Ramadan, when the cap becomes thirty-six a week at six a day. Unlike Saudi Arabia, Oman or Bahrain, Qatar's text draws no distinction between Muslim and non-Muslim workers, so the Ramadan hours apply to everyone covered by the Labour Law. The checker counts as overtime whichever is larger: the hours beyond the daily limit summed across the week, or the weekly hours beyond the weekly limit. Article 74 then limits actual hours, overtime included, to ten a day except to prevent serious loss or an accident, and the widget warns when a schedule breaks it. Rest breaks of one to three hours are not working time, and no more than five consecutive hours may be worked without one. Senior posts and some categories - preparatory work, guards, cleaners - can be excluded by Article 76.
What is checked
- Weekly hours = hours a day x days a week
- Overtime = max(daily excess x days, weekly excess)
- Limits 8/48; Ramadan 6/36 (all workers); ceiling 10 hours a day with overtime
Worked examples
Six nine-hour days
Inputs: 9 h x 6 days
Result: 6 hours of overtime a week
Ramadan
Inputs: 8 h x 5 days
Result: 10 hours over the 6-hour day
A schedule check, not legal advice.
Limitations
- Breaks and travel time are not counted as working hours.
- Shift systems and Article 76 exclusions are not modelled.
- Ramadan dates follow the official announcement each year.
Where publishers use it
- A retailer planning Ramadan rosters in Doha
- A contractor checking six-day site schedules
- An HR policy page explaining Qatar's Ramadan hours
- A summer midday-heat compliance checklist for outdoor site supervisors
- An Education City campus contractor scheduling Ramadan cleaning shifts
- A Souq Waqif restaurant planning six-day rosters
Questions
What are the working hours in Qatar during Ramadan?
36 hours a week at 6 hours a day (Labour Law Article 73). The text applies to all workers under the Labour Law, not only Muslims.
What is the maximum working day in Qatar?
8 ordinary hours, and no more than 10 actual hours including overtime, except to prevent serious loss or an accident (Article 74).
Is a six-day week legal in Qatar?
Yes, provided ordinary hours stay within 48 a week and the worker gets at least 24 consecutive hours of paid weekly rest, normally Friday (Article 75).
Do breaks count as working hours in Qatar?
No. Article 73 requires one or more breaks totalling between one and three hours, which are not counted, and no worker may work more than five consecutive hours without one. Travel between home and the workplace is not working time either.
Does the summer midday work ban change the hours?
Ministerial decisions on heat stress bar outdoor work during the hottest midday hours in summer; the weekly limits stay at 48 (36 in Ramadan), but outdoor schedules must be rearranged around the banned window.
Rules and official sources
Every legal or regulatory figure this widget uses is listed here, with the official page it was read from. The widget reads them from A2Z's rule file for Qatar; when a rule changes, the widget changes with it.
| Rule | Official source | In force from | Last verified | Next review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working hours Normal hours at most 48 a week at 8 a day; in Ramadan 36 a week at 6 a day - for all workers covered by the Law (no Muslim-only distinction in the text). Actual hours including overtime may not exceed 10 a day except to prevent serious loss or accidents. Senior posts and some categories are excluded (Art. 76). |
Labour Law, Law No. 14 of 2004 (Arabic consolidated text, Al Meezan) Al Meezan - Qatar Legal Portal (Ministry of Justice) - Arts. 73, 74, 76 |
6 Jan 2005 | 7 Oct 2026 | 5 Apr 2027 |
| Overtime pay Overtime: basic hourly wage + at least 25%. Work between 9 pm and 3 am: basic + at least 50%, except shift workers. Source A: the English Al Meezan page says 9 pm to 6 am. Source B: the Arabic Art. 74 says «والثالثة صباحاً» (3 am); the article was never amended. Resolution: Arabic prevails, 21:00-03:00. Rest day (Art. 75): a substitute rest day plus basic + at least 150% (read on the basic wage; the Arabic "of his wage" could mean the total wage - flagged). Holidays under Art. 78 are paid under Art. 74, not Art. 75. The Law sets no monthly-to-hourly divisor. |
Labour Law, Law No. 14 of 2004 (Arabic consolidated text, Al Meezan) Al Meezan - Qatar Legal Portal (Ministry of Justice) - Arts. 74, 75, 78 |
6 Jan 2005 | 7 Oct 2026 | 5 Apr 2027 |
Sources
- Labour Law, Law No. 14 of 2004 (Arabic consolidated text, Al Meezan) - Al Meezan - Qatar Legal Portal (Ministry of Justice) . Arts. 73, 74, 76. Verified 2026-10-07.
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