Standard working hours (or normal working hours) refers to the legislation to limit the working hours per day, per week, per month or per year. If an employee needs to work overtime, the employer will need to pay overtime payments to employees as required in the law. Generally speaking, standard working hours of countries worldwide are around 40 to 44 hours per week (but not everywhere: from 35 hours per week in France to up to 112 hours per week in North Korean labor camps), and the additional overtime payments are around 25 % to 50 % above the normal hourly payments. Maximum working hours refers to the maximum working hours of an employee. The employee can not work more than the level specified in the maximum working hours law.
standard working hours in most of the countries are
around 40 to 44 hours per week (but not everywhere: from 35 hours per week in France to up to 112 hours per week in North Korean labor camps)