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how
many
hours
are
you
legally
allowed
to
work
in
a
day
in
india?
there
are
numerous
overtime
rules
and
procedures
in
india
stipulating
different
periods
of
working
hours
under
the
labor
law.
section
51
and
section
59
of
the
factories
act
-
1948[2]
states,
“no
employee
is
supposed
to
work
for
more
than
48
hours
in
a
week
and
9
hours
in
a
day.
any
employee
who
works
for
more
than
this
period
is
eligible
for
overtime
remuneration
prescribed
as
twice
the
amount
of
ordinary
wages.”
additionally,
section
14
of
the
minimum
wages
act,
1948[3]
states,
“when
the
minimum
wages
of
an
employee
are
fixed
for
a
particular
period
of
time
and
the
employee
works
beyond
that
period,
then
the
employee
has
to
be
paid
overtime
wages
for
the
extra
time.”
every
state
in
india
has
its
own
shops
and
establishment
act
(sea)[4]
which
also
lays
down
overtime
rules
and
procedures
for
workmen
employed
in
different
institutions.
the
sea
is
applicable
to
all
managerial
and
non-managerial
positions,
in
every
indian
shop
and
establishment.
the
overtime
rules
also
state
that
the
employees
must
be
provided
at
least
one
break
for
half
an
hour
between
the
working
hours
and
the
entire
working
period
per
day
must
be
calculated
in
such
a
way
that
no
working
period
exceeds
5
hours
without
an
interval.
the
total
number
of
working
hours
in
india
in
a
day
must
be
12
and
a
half
hours,
limiting
the
maximum
number
of
overtime
hours
in
a
day
at
2
hours.
overtime
rules
under
the
factories
act,
1948
also
specifies
the
punishment
in
case
an
employer
violates
these
provisions.
any
employer
found
to
be
contravening
these
provisions
would
be
liable
for
punishment
of
imprisonment
up
to
2
years
and
fine
of
up
to
rs.
1
lakh
or
both.
if
the
employer
continues
to
violate
the
provisions
after
conviction,
a
fine
of
rs.
1000
per
day
is
levied
for
each
day
of
violation.
under
the
overtime
payment
rules
in
india,
overtime
wages
are
paid
in
two
ways
–
either
on
a
per
hour
rate
or
a
per
piece
rate
in
factories.
in
the
per
hour
or
hourly
rate,
the
per
hour
wage
of
an
employee
is
calculated
and
double
the
amount
is
paid
for
every
extra
working
hour.
in
per
piece
method,
an
employee
is
paid
overtime
for
every
extra
piece
made
during
the
overtime
period.
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