INTRODUCTION
Topic: The effect of long working hours Title: The effect of long working hours on employee’s work life. 1. Background Working is an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually for money, according to Cambridge dictionary. In Indonesia itself , overtime by employees in Indonesia is allowed under certain conditions. Indonesian Law Number 13 of 2003 regarding Manpower (Labor Law) and its implementing regulation in Decree of Manpower and Transmigration Minister Number 102/MEN/VI/2004 regarding Overtime and Overtime Wages set these conditions. Based on the foregoing, employees are working overtime if the work time exceeds the seven hours per day in a six day work week, or the eight hours per day in a five day work week, or on weekly rest days, or on Indonesian public holidays. Long working hours can be beneficial for both employees and companies. It provides the company with the flexibility to cover unexpected absences and changes in