Work and Rest Hours in the General Mining Sector

The Minister of Labor and Transmigration has recently issued a Regulation establishing the work and rest hours for the general mining sector in specific operational areas. The Regulation recognizes that the concept of normal work and rest hours are not applicable in remote locations and particularly mining operations. Therefore, to ensure stable and competitive operational practices specific provisions are required in this sector.

The Regulation allows for a 10-week continuous shift, at the conclusion of which is a 2 week break period. Furthermore, after every 2 weeks of the continuous shift where employees work a 12-hour shift, then employees are entitled to 1 rostered day off. In circumstances where shifts last more than 7 hours, employers are obligated to pay overtime rates ranging from 3.5 to 9.5 times the employees' hourly rate.