Purpose, applicants and duration
Employers or company representatives can apply for a flexible work schedule. Approval lasts no more than two years at a time. It allows work hours and some payment rules to be adapted to manpower fluctuations, reducing excess manpower and supporting steadier monthly earnings, although employees may lose some overtime income.
What an approval may change
The approved scheme may average weekly hours over a longer period for overtime calculation, or exempt/change the statutory rates of 1.5 times hourly pay for overtime, two days’ salary for employer-requested rest-day work, and one extra day salary for public-holiday work. These adjustments require approval through the designated service; simply agreeing a flexible work arrangement does not create these exemptions.