Under the Code on Wages, 2019, an employee is entitled to be paid at the overtime rate for work done in excess of the normal working hours, and such overtime rate shall not be less than what proportion of the normal rate of wages?

Section 14 of the Code on Wages, 2019 provides for the payment of overtime wages. Where an employee whose minimum rate of wages has been fixed works on any day in excess of the number of hours constituting a normal working day, the employer is liable to pay him for every hour or part of an hour so worked in excess at the overtime rate, which shall not be less than twice the normal rate of wages. The Central Government or State Government, as the appropriate Government, fixes the number of hours constituting a normal working day. This ensures fair compensation for extra hours and discourages excessive working hours.