Weekly Hours and Overtime What is the regular work week? It's 8
hours a day, 40 hours a week. (Note: If you belong to a union,
check your collective agreement. You might have better hours of
work and overtime provisions than the minimum protections found
in the law.) Are there limits to the number of hours my boss can
make me work? The maximum is 10 hours a day, 60 hours a week.
Youth (under 17) are not allowed to work between 11:00pm and
6:00am without written approval of an Employment Standards
Officer. Do I get a break? Your boss has to give you a ½-hour
break after you work 5 hours in a row. Do I get days off? Unless
a permit says otherwise, every worker is entitled to one day off
in a week and that day should be Sunday where practical. Are
there any exceptions to these hours of work? A labour standards
officer can issue a permit to vary the hours of work under the
following circumstances. (The permit must specify when overtime
kicks in.) - You and your boss can ask that you be allowed to
work more than t