Mujhse kitne ghante kaam karwaya ja sakta hai? Overtime milta hai kya?

Simple answer

OSH Code ke hisaab se worker se usually din mein 8 ghante aur hafte mein 6 din (48 ghante) tak kaam karwaya ja sakta hai. Overtime aapki consent se hi hoga aur uska payment normal rate se double hoga. Shops aur offices par state rules bhi lag sakte hain.

Real-life examples

Gurpreet Jalandhar ki ek factory mein kaam karta hai. Pichhle hafte usne apni consent se 56 ghante kaam kiya. 8 extra ghanton ka payment uski normal hourly wage se double hona chahiye.

Bhubaneswar ki ek IT company mein team manager Priya aksar 11 ghante kaam karti hai. Mainly managerial role mein hone se woh OSH Code mein 'worker' nahi hai. Uske working hours aur overtime contract aur state ke Shops and Establishments law par depend karte hain.

Aapko kya karna chahiye?

1Roz kaam shuru aur khatam hone ka apna record rakho, aur late rukne ko kehne wale messages bhi.
2Appointment letter mein working hours check karo, aur ye bhi ki aapka role 'worker' ka hai ya manager ka.
3Agar overtime ke liye agree nahi ho, toh politely likhit mein batao. Overtime ke liye aapki consent zaroori hai.
4Pending overtime double rate par likhit mein maango, aur check karo ki ye salary slip mein dikh raha hai.
5Phir bhi payment na ho toh 3 saal ke andar labour authority ya SAMADHAN par claim karo.

Exceptions aur zaroori baatein

Mainly managers ya administrative kaam karne wale, aur ₹18,000 mahine se zyada kamane wale supervisors, in hour limits ke liye 'worker' nahi hain.
OSH Code ki ye limits 10 ya zyada workers wale establishments par lagu hain. Chhoti shops aur offices state ke Shops and Establishments Act ko follow karte hain.
Sarkar kuch workers ko weekly holiday rule se chhoot de sakti hai (badle mein compensatory holiday milegi) aur total overtime hours ki limit tay kar sakti hai.

Official legal reference

Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — Section 25
Kisi worker se din mein 8 ghante se zyada kaam nahi karwaya ja sakta; breaks aur spread-over sarkar notify karti hai.
Pehle: Factories Act, 1948, Sections 51, 54Official text padho
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — Section 26
Koi worker hafte mein 6 din se zyada kaam nahi karega; chhooti weekly holiday ke badle compensatory holiday deni hogi.
Pehle: Factories Act, 1948, Sections 52, 53Official text padho
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — Section 27
Overtime ka payment double rate par aur worker ki consent se; sarkar total overtime hours ki limit tay kar sakti hai.
Pehle: Factories Act, 1948, Section 59Official text padho
Code on Wages, 2019 — Section 14
Normal working day se zyada kaam ka payment normal wage se kam se kam double rate par hoga.
Pehle: Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Section 14Official text padho
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — Section 2(1)(zzl)
'Worker' mein mainly managerial ya administrative role wale aur ₹18,000 mahine se zyada kamane wale supervisors shamil nahi.
Official text padho

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Source aur status

Kahan lagu: State ke hisaab se alag; Spread-over, overtime limit aur shops-offices ke hours state rules tay karte hain. Kuch states weekly limit mein rehte hue roz zyada ghante allow karte hain. OSH Code ke state rules aur Shops and Establishments Act check karo.
Law lagu hua: 21 Nov 2025
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