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The Factories Ordinance states that the normal working hours must not exceed 09 hours per day, exclusive of intervals allowed for meals and rest. The normal working hours limit does not apply to any person who holds an executive or managerial position in a public institution and who is in receipt of a consolidated salary the initial of the scale of which is not less than Rs. 6, 720 per annum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a worker works beyond the stipulated working hours, he\u002Fshe is entitled to an overtime pay that is 150% (1.5 of X) of the rate of his ordinary pay. The overtime hours in a week cannot exceed 12 hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of hours constituting a normal workday is fixed by a Wages Board for a trade in respect of which it is established. The daily working hours cannot exceed 9 hours if the interval(s) specified for meals or rest do not exceed one hour. If this interval exceeds one hour, the length of a working day cannot be more than 9 hours plus the time period by which such duration exceeds one hour. The normal working days cannot exceed 12 hours’ even if such aggregate exceeds 12 hours. For a special class of workers, Wages Board may determine a working day of more than 12 hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: Regulation 3, 6 & 7 of the Shop and Office Employees Act of 1954; §67 of the Factories Ordinance\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Night Work Compensation\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>There is no premium payment for night work. \u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Compensatory Holidays \u002F Rest Days\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>No provision could be identified in laws to require an employer to provide compensatory rest day to those workers working on weekly rest day. However, if a worker works on a public holiday, he\u002Fshe has to be allowed a holiday with full pay on or before the 31st of December.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §7 of Shop and Office Employees Act, 1954\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Weekend \u002F Public Holiday Work Compensation\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>Employees may be required to work on weekend and public holidays. If workers have to work on a public holiday, they are entitled to 200% of the normal rate of wages. No premium is provided for working on weekly rest days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §7 of Shop and Office Employees Act, 1954\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n    \n\n    \n      \n    \n      \u003Cdiv class=\"regulations\">\n        \u003Ch2>Regulations on Compensation\u003C\u002Fh2>\n        \u003Cul>\n          \u003Cli>\n            Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) Act, 1954, last amended in Act, No. 28 of 2024, Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers Act 2016\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n        \u003C\u002Ful>\n      \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n\n    \n      \n    \n    \u003Cdiv class=\"related\">\n      \u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          _ll_workwages_URL_\n      \n          _ll_leave_URL_\n      \n          _SC_URL_\n      \n          _CBA_FOLDER_URL_\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n\n  \n\n    \n    \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n    \u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\n  \n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>","Your rights: overtime pay and compensation for work at night or holidays in Sri Lanka – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2025-01-18\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Overtime Compensation\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In accordance with the Shop and Office Employees Act, normal working hours are 8 hours per day and 45 hours per week. The Factories Ordinance states that the normal working hours must not exceed 09 hours per day, exclusive of intervals allowed for meals and rest. The normal working hours limit does not apply to any person who holds an executive or managerial position in a public institution and who is in receipt of a consolidated salary the initial of the scale of which is not less than Rs. 6, 720 per annum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a worker works beyond the stipulated working hours, he\u002Fshe is entitled to an overtime pay that is 150% (1.5 of X) of the rate of his ordinary pay. The overtime hours in a week cannot exceed 12 hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of hours constituting a normal workday is fixed by a Wages Board for a trade in respect of which it is established. The daily working hours cannot exceed 9 hours if the interval(s) specified for meals or rest do not exceed one hour. If this interval exceeds one hour, the length of a working day cannot be more than 9 hours plus the time period by which such duration exceeds one hour. The normal working days cannot exceed 12 hours’ even if such aggregate exceeds 12 hours. For a special class of workers, Wages Board may determine a working day of more than 12 hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: Regulation 3, 6 & 7 of the Shop and Office Employees Act of 1954; §67 of the Factories Ordinance\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Night Work Compensation\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>There is no premium payment for night work. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Compensatory Holidays \u002F Rest Days\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>No provision could be identified in laws to require an employer to provide compensatory rest day to those workers working on weekly rest day. However, if a worker works on a public holiday, he\u002Fshe has to be allowed a holiday with full pay on or before the 31st of December.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §7 of Shop and Office Employees Act, 1954\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Weekend \u002F Public Holiday Work Compensation\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Employees may be required to work on weekend and public holidays. If workers have to work on a public holiday, they are entitled to 200% of the normal rate of wages. No premium is provided for working on weekly rest days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §7 of Shop and Office Employees Act, 1954\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Regulations on Compensation\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\n            Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) Act, 1954, last amended in Act, No. 28 of 2024, Budgetary Relief Allowance of Workers Act 2016\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fwork\u002Fminimum-wage\u002Fregulations\u002Fminimum-wages-regulations-srilanka'>Minimum Wages Regulations - Sri Lanka\u003C\u002Fa>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Fannual-leave-and-holidays'>Annual Leave and Holidays\u003C\u002Fa>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Fsalary\u002Fcheck'>Salary Check\u003C\u002Fa>\n      \n          \n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>",[],{"text":40,"link":41},"Contact Us",{"title":40,"url":42,"description":40,"rel":43,"type":44,"id":45},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,{"id":47,"first_name":48,"last_name":49,"email":50,"image":51,"function":52,"external":53},2,"Gunjan","Pandya","gunjanpandya@wageindicator.org","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FGunjan-Pandya-ED_PhPZSyI.width-400.jpg","IT Specialist and Global Webmaster",false,[55],{"id":47,"first_name":48,"last_name":49,"email":50,"image":51,"function":52,"external":53},true,[58,62,66,70,74,78,82,86,90,94,98,102,106,110,114,118,122,126],{"id":59,"short_title":7,"title":60,"url":61},952,"Work and Wages","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Fwork-and-wages",{"id":63,"short_title":7,"title":64,"url":65},954,"Annual Leave and Holidays","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Fannual-leave-and-holidays",{"id":67,"short_title":7,"title":68,"url":69},955,"Contracts and Dismissals","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals",{"id":71,"short_title":7,"title":72,"url":73},956,"Notice and Severance","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals\u002Fnotice-and-severance",{"id":75,"short_title":7,"title":76,"url":77},957,"Family Responsibilities","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffamily-responsibilities",{"id":79,"short_title":7,"title":80,"url":81},958,"Maternity and Work","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work",{"id":83,"short_title":7,"title":84,"url":85},959,"Job Protection","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fjob-protection",{"id":87,"short_title":7,"title":88,"url":89},960,"Breastfeeding","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fbreastfeeding",{"id":91,"short_title":7,"title":92,"url":93},961,"Health and Safety","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Fhealth-and-safety",{"id":95,"short_title":7,"title":96,"url":97},962,"Sick Leave","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave",{"id":99,"short_title":7,"title":100,"url":101},963,"Work Injury Benefits","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave\u002Fwork-injury-benefits",{"id":103,"short_title":7,"title":104,"url":105},964,"Social Security","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security",{"id":107,"short_title":7,"title":108,"url":109},965,"Unemployment Benefits","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security\u002Funemployment-benefits",{"id":111,"short_title":7,"title":112,"url":113},966,"Fair Treatment","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment",{"id":115,"short_title":7,"title":116,"url":117},967,"Sexual Harassment","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fsexual-harassment",{"id":119,"short_title":7,"title":120,"url":121},968,"Minors and Youth","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fminors-and-youth",{"id":123,"short_title":7,"title":124,"url":125},969,"Forced Labour","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fforced-labour",{"id":127,"short_title":7,"title":128,"url":129},970,"Trade Unions","\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\u002Flabour-law\u002Ftrade-unions",[],"\u003Cp>Salary.lk is WageIndicator. 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