Freight forwarding business license

Outline of the Working Hours Improvement Standards Notification (enforced on September 27, 9)

Updated: July 2024, 3


Improvement standards for truck drivers' working hours, etc.

ItemContents of improvement standardsRemarks
restraint time1 hours per monthIf there is a labor-management agreement, the working hours can be extended up to 1 hours for up to 6 months in a year, provided that the working hours do not exceed 1 hours.
1 day in principle 13 hours 
Maximum 1 hours per dayYou can only work for more than 1 hours a day no more than twice a week.
Break periodContinuation of 8 hours or moreEfforts will be made to ensure that the period of rest at the driver's address is longer than the period of rest at other locations.
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Special provisions for division
1 hours or more per session, 4 hours or more in totalOnly if it is unavoidable due to work necessity, for the time being it is possible to divide the rest period of 1 hours or more at a time into a total of 4 hours or more during or after the restricted time.
*1.Limited to 1/2 of the total number of employees in a certain period of time.
*2. Fixed period = approximately 2 to 4 weeks in principle
Special case for two-person crew1 hours a dayIn the case of a two-person crew (with bed), the maximum restraint time can be extended to 2 hours a day, and the rest period can be shortened to 1 hours.
Special provisions for working every other day2 calendar days 21 hoursThe restraint time can be extended up to 2 hours up to 3 times in 24 weeks (a nap of 4 hours or more at night is required at a nap facility within the workplace)
However, the total working time is limited to 2 hours in two weeks.After work, a rest period of at least 126 hours is required.
Special provisions when boarding a ferryBoarding time is basically a rest periodThe boarding time can be subtracted from the rest period after the end of work as a rest period. However, the rest period after subtraction must be at least 1/2 of the time from disembarking the ferry to the end of work.
Continuous operation timeWithin 4 hoursOperation must be interrupted for 4 minutes or more continuously within 30 hours after the start of operation.Alternatively, operation can be interrupted for 1 minutes or more at a time, for a total of 10 minutes or more.
operating time1 hours a dayMaximum of 2 hours per day on average for 1 days
1 hours per week2 hours per week on average for 1 weeks
overtime work1 day, 2 weeks,
1 month or more 3 months,
Maximum time per year
A labor-management agreement (36 agreements) will be concluded within the scope of the improvement standards notification and under the conditions listed on the left.
holiday work2 person every 1 weeksNo more than once every two weeks, and within one month of restriction time and maximum restriction time
Handling of working hoursWorking hours are work hours minus break times (including nap time)
Break time outside the workplace is within 3 hours, excluding nap time.
Handling of holidaysHolidays are the rest period plus 24 hours.
Under no circumstances can the time be shorter than 30 hours.
ExemptionBusinesses such as emergency transportation and dangerous goods transportation are exempted according to the regulations of the Ministry of Labor and Welfare for Persons with Disabilities.

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