As per section 9 of the basic conditions of employment Act, the maximum normal working time for an employee below the threshold* is 45 hours per week. This would mean a maximum of nine hours in any day if the employee works for five days or fewer in a week and eight hours in any day if the employee works on more than five days in a week.

How to calculate the number of hours an employee works?

Enter the number of hours the employee works per day. The hours will default to 8 hours a day, but can be modified. If the employee does not work the same number of hours every day, enter the average number of hours per day the employee works. Enter the number of days the employee works per week.

What’s the hourly wage for 40 hours per week?

Scenario 1: An employee receives a hourly wage of $15 and he works 40 hours per week which will result in the following earnings:

What’s the average number of working days per month?

The average number of working hours per month divided by the number of hours per day equals the average number of working days per month. An average of 4.33 weeks per month is usually used. This is calculated by dividing 52 weeks by 12 months.

What’s the statutory limit of 45 hours per week?

The statutory limitation of 45 hours per week means that the employee may not work more than 45 hours per week normal time. What about lunch hours? Lunch break is unpaid time and is the employee’s own time – he/she can read a book, go shopping, do exercise etc because they are not paid for lunch breaks.

How many hours per week do you have to work to get overtime?

Similarly if an employee is contracted to work 40 hours per week normal time, then any hours in excess of the 40 hours is overtime. Overtime is not compulsory and employees can refuse to work overtime on short notice, unless the employee contractually agreed to be available to work overtime on short notice.