Saudi Working Hours and Ramadan Hours Checker Widget
Enter a daily schedule and see whether it fits the Saudi legal limit - normally eight hours a day or forty-eight a week, and six or thirty-six during Ramadan for Muslim workers - and how many hours a week fall outside it as overtime.
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How it works
Article 98 lets an employer use either a daily standard (no more than eight actual hours a day) or a weekly standard (no more than forty-eight a week). The checker applies the standard you choose: on the daily standard, every hour past eight on each day is overtime; on the weekly standard, only the total above forty-eight is. In Ramadan, the same article reduces actual hours for Muslim workers to six a day or thirty-six a week; the Law sets no reduction for non-Muslim workers, who stay on the normal limits. A conflicting 45-hour and two-rest-day text circulates in an unofficial English PDF; the consolidated Arabic text published by the Ministry of Human Resources, and the list of articles amended in 2025, both keep 8 and 48, so those are the figures used. Friday is the paid weekly rest day unless another day is set.
What is checked
- Weekly hours = hours a day x days a week
- Daily standard: overtime = max(0, hours a day - limit) x days
- Weekly standard: overtime = max(0, weekly hours - weekly limit)
- Limits: 8 / 48; Ramadan, Muslim workers: 6 / 36
Worked examples
Nine hours, five days
Inputs: 9 h x 5 days; weekly standard
Result: Within the limit
45 hours is under 48.
Ramadan, Muslim worker
Inputs: 8 h x 5 days; Ramadan
Result: 4 hours a week of overtime
40 hours against a 36-hour limit.
A schedule check, not legal advice. The Labor Law and its Implementing Regulations decide the exceptions.
Limitations
- Does not apply the exceptions for preparatory work, shift averaging or categories excluded under Article 99.
- Breaks for prayer, rest and meals are not counted as working hours and are not modelled.
- A schedule within the limit can still breach a contract that promises fewer hours.
Where publishers use it
- A retailer planning Ramadan shift rosters for Muslim and non-Muslim staff
- An HR policy page explaining daily and weekly standards
- A worker checking whether a six-day, nine-hour schedule is lawful
- A facilities contractor checking night-shift and weekend rotations for security guards and cleaners
- A Jeddah or Dammam port operator rostering night cargo crews in Ramadan
Questions
What are the working hours in Saudi Arabia during Ramadan?
For Muslim workers, no more than 6 actual hours a day or 36 a week (Labor Law Article 98). The reduction does not apply to non-Muslim workers.
Is the Saudi work week 48 hours?
Yes: 8 hours a day or 48 a week, whichever standard the employer adopts. The 2025 amendments did not change Article 98.
How many rest days does the Labor Law give?
One paid weekly rest day of at least 24 consecutive hours, Friday unless the employer sets another day after notifying the labour office (Article 104). It cannot be replaced by cash.
Do breaks count as working hours in Saudi Arabia?
No. Workers may not work more than five consecutive hours without a break for prayer, rest and meals of at least half an hour, and these breaks are not counted in the 8-hour day or 48-hour week.
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 Saudi Arabia; when a rule changes, the widget changes with it.
| Rule | Official source | In force from | Last verified | Next review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum working hours 8 actual hours a day (daily standard) or 48 a week (weekly standard). Source A: an English PDF on hrsd.gov.sa (2023 upload) says 9/45. Source B: the consolidated Arabic text on HRSD and the list of articles amended by Royal Decree M/44 (Umm Al-Qura) - Art. 98 was never amended. Resolution: 8/48 is the law before and after 19 Feb 2025; the 2023 PDF has no issuing instrument and is disregarded. |
Labor Law (consolidated), Part Six Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development - Art. 98 |
Not stated on the source | 7 Oct 2026 | 5 Apr 2027 |
| Ramadan working hours During Ramadan, Muslim workers' actual hours may not exceed 6 a day or 36 a week. The Law gives no Ramadan reduction for non-Muslims, who stay on 8/48. (The 7/35 figures in the 2023 English PDF are disregarded, as for Art. 98.) |
Labor Law (consolidated), Part Six Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development - Art. 98, second paragraph |
Not stated on the source | 7 Oct 2026 | 5 Apr 2027 |
| Overtime pay Each overtime hour is paid at the hourly (actual) wage plus 50% of the hourly basic wage. All hours on holidays and Eids are overtime. Up to 720 overtime hours a year unless the worker agrees to more. With the worker's consent, paid time off may replace the pay: at least 1.5 hours off per overtime hour. The Law does not state the hourly divisor. |
Labor Law Art. 107 (as amended by Royal Decree M/44) and Implementing Regulations Art. 22 Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development - Art. 107(1)-(3); IR Arts. 22, 22 bis |
19 Feb 2025 | 7 Oct 2026 | 5 Apr 2027 |
Sources
- Labor Law (consolidated), Part Six - Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development . Art. 98. Verified 2026-10-07.
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