Overview
- The law was promulgated and published in the official gazette on July 8, 2026, giving workers who stand three continuous hours or more a legal right to sit during the workday.
- It applies to public and private workplaces and makes seated breaks part of paid working time so employers cannot deduct them from wages.
- Employers must provide ergonomic seats or a documented proportional rotating system, record measures in internal safety‑and‑health rules, and have up to 360 days to adapt those rules.
- The statute allows exceptions where standing is inherent to the role or sitting creates a safety risk and requires alternative measures such as active breaks, task rotation or equivalent rest for those jobs.
- Sunafil, Servir and regional governments will supervise compliance and may impose fines for serious infractions, but experts say the Executive’s 180‑day regulation must still resolve practical gaps like how to count “three continuous hours,” break frequency and seating standards.