Under normal circumstances, according to the Labour Standards Code, employers must grant employees a rest period of at least 24 hours in every 7 days.
Employers may apply to the Director of Labour Standards for an exemption from this requirement of the Labour Standards Code. The Director or a Labour Standards Officer will find out if the employer and most of the employees agree and may grant the exemption or require another arrangement for a rest period.
An employer can require more than six days of work in a row if there has been an accident or if urgent work must be done to the machinery or plant, but can require only as much work as is needed to avoid serious interference with the ordinary operation of the workplace.