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    Question

    When an employee works in excess of the normal working

    hours, the employer is required to____________
    A Pay the employee a fixed overtime rate regardless of any applicable laws Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Pay the employee at the overtime rate specified under the Act or any other applicable law, whichever is higher Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Not pay any additional amount for overtime work unless the employee works more than 10 hours in a day Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Provide a substitute day off instead of overtime payment Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Pay a bonus for overtime work in addition to the regular salary Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Section 14. Overtime.—(1) Where an employee, whose minimum rate of wages is fixed under this Act by the hour, by the day or by such a longer wage-period as may be prescribed, works on any day in excess of the number of hours constituting a normal working day, the employer shall pay him for every hour or for part of an hour so worked in excess at the overtime rate fixed under this Act or under any law of the appropriate Government for the time being in force, whichever is higher.

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