Narrator: Hello friends. We have TTCU's state consultant James Victor to talk about Over Time. James: As per law 8 hours of work is designed for any worker. Can a worker work more than 8 hours which is prescribed by law? Yes he can. How? Firstly, he should be willing to do it.Then can he work one more shift after his shift? No? Then how to do it? They need at least one hour of rest after their shift. After one hour of rest can they work another 8 hour or another shift? No. Then he can work for another 4 hours after taking 1 hour of rest. Can he work daily for extra 4 hours? No even for this law has not given permission. Maximum of 3 OTs can be done by a worker. That is, he can work for extra 12 hours per week. Monthly, a worker cannot work for more than extra 48 hours. How the wages should be given to that worker? If a worker is working after his shift and taking one or half an hour of rest, if he is working for extra 4 hours he should be paid for 8 hours. This is called as double wages. If he is working for 1 hour, he should be given the salary of 2 hours. So if a worker has worked for 48 hours he should be paid for the 96hours wage. This is mentioned in Law. But practically it is not possible. In many companies, they are giving single wages. Iff they are working for 1 hour, they will be paid for 1 hour only. I believe that it out of law. Many unions and workers are not taking it to court because of the fear of losing the job, or the fear of facing other problems in the company. For these reasons, unions and workers are not making it an issue. But worker should understand that law doesn't say so.
