For additional work
hours, the worker shall be paid a wage equivalent to the ordinary hourly wage,
apart from 25 percent of the said wage. For instance, a worker earning Dh.100
an hour may be entitled to Dh.l25 every hour of overtime he / she works on a
given work day.
Article 68 of the Law
clarifies that if a worker works overtime between 9pm to 4am, he / she is
eligible for an additional 50 percent of the said wage.
If the employee is
required to work on a weekend, he shall be given a day off during the week as a
substitution, or will be paid basic wage, in addition to basic wage, and at
least fifty percent of that wage.
Friday is the weekly
rest for all workers, except daily workers. If the worker is required to work
on this day, he / she is entitled to a substitute rest day, or the basic wage
for ordinary work hours, in addition to 50 percent of the said wage. Article 71
adds that the worker may not be requested to work for more than two consecutive
Fridays, (except in case of day workers).
Overtime is permitted
for not more than two hours a day, unless it is an emergency for prevention of
occurrence of colossal loss, a serious accident or removal or mitigation of
consequences thereof.
Note: The overtime
rules are not applicable to employees in managerial or supervisory positions,
workers constituting the crew of naval vessels, sea workers enjoying special
service conditions due to nature of their work, with exception of port workers
engaged in loading and unloading and related operations.
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