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Normal working hours for young workers and domestic workers are 6 hours and 9.5 hours per day, respectively. Overtime may be regulated under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. No such regulation could be located. The Normal working hours for adult workers are not clearly defined in the Labour Act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overtime rates are determined by the National Employment Councils through a Collective Bargaining Agreement. The minimum overtime rate is 150% of the normal wage rate when workers have to work beyond normal working hours, as determined by the National Employment Councils. The standard working hours are 8.5 hours a day and 44 hours a week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §17(3)(C & J) & 74(3)(E) of the Labour Act 1985; §4(1)(a) of the Labour Relations (Employment of Children and Young Persons) Regulations; §5 of the Labour Relations (Domestic Workers) Employment Regulations\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>In accordance with the Labour Act, the Minister for Labour may issue regulations regarding overtime, shift work and night work. Overtime may be regulated under Collective Bargaining Agreement. No such regulation could be located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §17(3)(C & J) of the Labour Act 1985\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>There is no provision for a compensatory holiday for workers working on a weekly rest day or public holiday.\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>Workers may be required to work on weekends or public holidays. There is a premium pay for working on Public Holidays (to be determined by a decree). When a worker performs work on Public Holidays, he receives wages at a premium rate of 200% of his current remuneration for that day. There is no provision in the law for wages at a premium rate for working on weekly rest days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §14(C)(3) of the Labour Act 1985\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            Labour Act 1985 last amended in 2023\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n          \u003Cli>\n            Labour Relations (Employment of Children and Young Persons) Regulations\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n          \u003Cli>\n            Labour Relations (Domestic Workers) Employment Regulations\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 Zimbabwe – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-28\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Overtime Compensation\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In accordance with the Labour Act, the Minister for Labour may issue regulations regarding overtime, shift work and night work. Normal working hours for young workers and domestic workers are 6 hours and 9.5 hours per day, respectively. Overtime may be regulated under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. No such regulation could be located. The Normal working hours for adult workers are not clearly defined in the Labour Act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overtime rates are determined by the National Employment Councils through a Collective Bargaining Agreement. The minimum overtime rate is 150% of the normal wage rate when workers have to work beyond normal working hours, as determined by the National Employment Councils. The standard working hours are 8.5 hours a day and 44 hours a week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §17(3)(C & J) & 74(3)(E) of the Labour Act 1985; §4(1)(a) of the Labour Relations (Employment of Children and Young Persons) Regulations; §5 of the Labour Relations (Domestic Workers) Employment Regulations\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Night Work Compensation\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In accordance with the Labour Act, the Minister for Labour may issue regulations regarding overtime, shift work and night work. Overtime may be regulated under Collective Bargaining Agreement. No such regulation could be located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §17(3)(C & J) of the Labour Act 1985\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Compensatory Holidays \u002F Rest Days\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>There is no provision for a compensatory holiday for workers working on a weekly rest day or public holiday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Weekend \u002F Public Holiday Work Compensation\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Workers may be required to work on weekends or public holidays. There is a premium pay for working on Public Holidays (to be determined by a decree). When a worker performs work on Public Holidays, he receives wages at a premium rate of 200% of his current remuneration for that day. 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