The year is divided into two work and rest periods: winter and summer. October 1st to April 30th of the following year is the winter work and rest time, and May 1st to September 30th is the summer work and rest time. . The lunch break for agency staff is one hour in winter and summer (including lunch time). The commuting hours for staff of various central government agencies in Beijing are from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in winter and summer.

The commuting hours of municipal and municipal bureaus, head offices and affiliated companies, main factories and office staff in eight suburban districts of the city are from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in summer and 1 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.; in winter, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The commuting hours for staff in other districts and counties are from 8 am to 12 am and from 1 pm to 5 pm in winter and summer.

According to the "Regulations of the State Council on Employees' Working Hours":

Article 3 Employees are required to work 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week.

Article 7: State agencies and public institutions shall implement uniform working hours, with Saturdays and Sundays as weekly rest days. Enterprises and public institutions that cannot implement unified working hours as stipulated in the preceding paragraph may flexibly arrange weekly rest days based on actual conditions.