Also, accordingly they explained how an employer can advise the employee to do more working hours beside their normal hours which will represent and be paid for as an overtime.
"The law regulating labour relations and its executive regulations grants employers the right to employ workers for additional hours to achieve the job's requirements, taking into consideration the stipulated conditions as explained."
In responds to some queries which was raised by some social media handlers, the Ministry further clarified on the issue of Security Guards who works so much extra hours as this, ....."Mohsin Khan Thank you for contacting us, kindly be informed that the mechanism for calculating overtime hours:
1. The employer may instruct the worker to work overtime over the normal working hours, provided that they do not exceed two hours per day. The worker may not be instructed to work for more than that period, except in accordance with the conditions and rules specified by the Implementing Regulation hereof. In all cases, the total working hours shall not exceed (144) one hundred and forty four hours every (3) three weeks. 2. If the work conditions necessitate that the worker works for more than the normal working hours, the excess period shall represent overtime, for which the worker shall receive a wage equal to the wage corresponding to the normal working hours, which is calculated according to the basic wage plus an increase of not less than (25 %) twenty five percent of that wage. 3. If the work conditions require that the worker works overtime between 10 pm and 4 am, the worker shall be entitled, regarding the overtime, to receive the wage prescribed for the normal working hours calculated according to the basic wage plus an increase of not less than (50%) fifty percent of that wage. The workers working based on shifts shall be excluded from this clause. 4. If the circumstances require that the worker works on the weekend specified in the employment contract or work regulation, he shall be compensated with another day or he shall be paid the wage of that day according to the wage established for normal working days, plus an increase of not less than (50%) fifty percent of the basic wage for that day. 5. A worker shall not be instructed to work for more than two consecutive weekend days, except for day workers....
Others also, commented on the part of House Maids and was also explained as.
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The Ministry responded on timely manner so many comments which came under their post on over and also hinted on them where to seek help if they needed more clarification.
