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Read more now","Labour Laws Pakistan: Compensation and Working Time","\u002Fen-pk\u002Fwork-in-pakistan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcompensation-and-working-time","labourlaw.labourlawpage","en_PK","2025-07-28T12:45:37.103897+00:00","2026-04-09T09:39:05.756072+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F984\u002Fedit\u002F",[18,21,24,27],{"title":19,"slug":20},"Pakistan","en-pk",{"title":22,"slug":23},"Work in Pakistan","work-in-pakistan",{"title":25,"slug":26},"Labour Law","labour-law",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":29,"description":9,"image":30,"canonical":31,"robots":32,"og_type":33,"twitter_card":34,"locale":20,"created_at":35,"last_modified_at":36},"Overtime Pay, Night Work Pay, Holiday pay - Pakistan","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fen-pk\u002Fwork-in-pakistan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcompensation-and-working-time\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2025-07-28T14:45:37.103897+02:00","2026-04-09T11:39:05.879312+02:00","\u003Cdiv class=\"cobra-ll-view\">\n\n  \n\n    \n    \n  \n  \u003Ch1>Compensation and Working Time\u003C\u002Fh1>\n  \u003Cspan class=\"lastupdated\">This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-03\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n  \n\n    \n  \n    \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Overtime Compensation\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>In accordance with the section 47 of Factories Act, 1934; if a worker works beyond the stipulated working hours, i.e., 9 hours a day and 48 hours a week, he is entitled to an overtime pay that is double the rate of his ordinary pay (200% of the normal wage rate). In seasonal factories, workers may work up to 56 hours a week.\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 special pay premium for employees working over night.\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>Workers can be asked to work on weekly rest days and Festival\u002FPublic Holidays. The law does provides for compensatory holidays. 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