Hourly Basic Rate of Pay x 1.5 x Number of Hours of Overtime Worked
Under Part IV of the Employment Act, it is mandatory to make overtimepayment to an employee if his basic salary is $2,000 or less a month,or to a workman if his basic salary is $4,500 or less a month. Generally, a workman is an employee whose work involves manual labour. Some examples of workman are lorry drivers, construction workers,kitchen helpers, machine operators. The minimum rate for overtime payis 1.5 times the hourly rate of pay. For other categories ofemployees, overtime pay will depend on the terms stated in theiremployment contract.