An overtime calculator works out what extra hours beyond a normal shift are worth by applying the legal premium to an hourly wage. Compute statutory overtime pay under the Indian Factories Act 1948 (2× basic hourly rate) or UAE Labour Law (1.25× weekday, 1.5× weekend or 25%+ night). Free, instant.
Overtime calculator in brief
Overtime calculator output from WappBlaster starts by converting a monthly wage into an hourly figure: basic plus dearness allowance divided by working days multiplied by eight. A 26-day Indian month therefore gives a 208-hour base, and the UAE convention of 30 days gives 240. Under the Factories Act 1948, covered Indian workers earn double that hourly rate for extra time, with a central limit of 50 overtime hours per quarter that some states stretch to between 60 and 75. UAE Labour Law sets 1.25 times for weekday hours and 1.5 times for weekends, public holidays and night work between 10 PM and 4 AM. Housing, conveyance and special allowances never enter the base. The free payroll tool from WappBlaster prints the hours base, the extra hours and the multiplier beside the final amount, giving a shift supervisor or worker a quick way to audit an OT line on the payslip.
An overtime calculator is a tool that turns a monthly basic wage into an hourly rate and multiplies it by extra hours worked at the statutory OT multiplier.
WappBlaster offers this overtime calculator for the Indian Factories Act 1948 at 2x and for UAE Labour Law at 1.25x on weekdays or 1.5x on weekends and holidays.
Plant and site supervisors can confirm a worker’s OT line before the payroll run closes.
UAE teams choose the overtime type, so weekend or public-holiday hours get the higher multiplier.
Firms that do not run a 26-day month can enter their own day count instead of a fixed base.
Workers who question their pay see the hourly figure the multiplier was applied to.
Overtime pay is mandated by statute in both India and the UAE. India: Factories Act 1948 caps OT at 50 hours/quarter (some states 60-75) and mandates 2× the ordinary hourly rate. UAE: Labour Law mandates 1.25× for weekday OT, 1.5× for weekend / public-holiday OT, and 50% extra for night-shift OT (between 10 PM and 4 AM).
Indian factory worker with Rs. 20000 basic + DA, 26 working days × 8 hours = 208 hours / month. Hourly = 20,000 ÷ 208 ≈ Rs. 96. 12 hours OT at 2× = 12 × 96 × 2 = Rs. 2304. UAE site engineer with AED 4000 basic, 30 × 8 = 240 hours / month. Hourly = AED 16.67. 10 weekday OT hours at 1.25× = 10 × 16.67 × 1.25 = AED 208. 4 weekend OT hours at 1.5× = 4 × 16.67 × 1.5 = AED 100. Total OT = AED 308.
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| Feature | What it means | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | India applies the Factories Act multiplier, UAE applies Labour Law rates. | Where the worker is employed under contract. |
| Monthly basic | The wage the hourly rate is built from (basic plus DA in India). | The basic and DA rows of the payslip. |
| Working days per month | Days used to build the monthly hours base at 8 hours a day. | Your shift roster or the company attendance policy. |
| Overtime hours | Hours worked beyond the normal shift in the period. | Punch records or the OT register signed by the supervisor. |
| Overtime type | Regular day or weekend and holiday, which sets the multiplier in UAE mode. | The dates of the extra hours checked against the published weekend and holiday list. |
50 hours per quarter for adult workers under the central Factories Act 1948, with some states allowing up to 60-75 hours per quarter. Weekly limits are 12 hours and total work-hours (regular + OT) cannot exceed 60 per week.
Link to this answerGenerally no, the Factories Act applies to workers, not supervisory or managerial staff (defined by role responsibilities, not just designation). Shops and establishment acts vary state-by-state.
Link to this answerStandard formula: (Basic + DA) ÷ (working days × daily hours). The 26 working days × 8 hours = 208 hours is the most common India base. UAE typically uses 30 days × 8 = 240 hours per month for OT computation.
Link to this answerNo, OT is calculated on basic + DA (or basic + cost-of-living allowance in UAE), not on HRA, conveyance, special allowance or other components. This is statutory; some employers pay above-statute by policy.
Link to this answer1.5× the ordinary hourly rate for work on the official weekend (Friday or Saturday + Sunday depending on emirate / employer's published weekend) or public holidays declared by the UAE government.
Link to this answerDuring Ramadan, regular working hours are reduced by 2 hours/day per UAE Labour Law. Work beyond the reduced hours is OT at the standard 1.25× rate (1.5× on Friday / public holidays).
Link to this answerYes, Factories Act caps and per-state variations are baked into the shift engine. Once a worker hits the cap, further OT requires explicit override with reason logged in the audit trail.
Link to this answerIt costs nothing to use. Choose India or UAE, enter basic, working days and OT hours, and the overtime pay appears at once.
Link to this answerDivide basic plus DA by working days times 8 hours, then pay every extra hour at twice that rate. The page's example uses 26 days, which gives a 208-hour base, a ₹96 hourly rate and ₹2308 for 12 OT hours.
Link to this answerYes, the Factories Act 1948 sets it at twice the ordinary hourly rate for covered workers. Managerial and supervisory staff usually sit outside that rule, so check the role first.
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