ARTICLE VII
Working Hours
81. Working hours shall be regulated by rules made for each kind of labor, in the manner described in Sections 7–9 of the Present Code.
82. The rules relating to working hours must conform with the provisions of this article of the Code of Labor Laws.
83. A normal working day shall mean the time fixed by the tariff regulations for the production of a certain amount of work.
84. The duration of a normal working day must in no case exceed eight hours for day work and seven hours for night work.
85. The duration of a normal day must not exceed six hours: (a) for persons under 18 years of age, and (b) in especially hard or health-endangering branches of industry (note to Section 14 of the present Code).
86. During the normal working day time must be allowed for meals and for rest.
87. During recess machines, beltings and lathes must be stopped, unless this be impossible owing to technical conditions or in cases where these machines, beltings, etc., serve for ventilations, drainage, lighting, etc.
88. The time of recess fixed by Section 86 is not included in the working hours.
89. The recess must take place not later than four hours after the beginning of the working day, and must continue not less than a half hour and not more than two hours.
Note. Additional intermissions every three hours, and for not less than a half hour, must be allowed for working women who are nursing children.
90. The wage earners may use their free time at their own discretion. They shall be allowed during recess to leave the place of work.
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