What is "working time"?

It is no secret that many employers often violate existing labor laws. And, perhaps, the most common violation - when an employer forces an employee to work outside normal working hours.

Unfortunately, this situation has developed in many enterprises. The employee was afraid of dismissal. The employee does not know their rights.

So what comprises the concept of "working time", what are its types and legal constraints?

First of all, work - this is not an instantaneous operation, he always has duration in time, and that is working as is spent on work, work.

Until the end of the XIX century law in Russia does not regulate the limitation of working hours. In Russia, for the first time in 1897, a law adopted under the pressure of the strikes of workers, limited working hours to 11.5 hours, while for women and children - up to 10 hours.

Currently, the Constitution enshrines the right to rest, provided that the employee is guaranteed by the statutory working hours. The Labor Code sets the working time of 40 hours per week that a five-day working week means 8 hours a day. This is considered normal working hours.