section 9
Working hours, weekly holiday and overtime
The Madhya Pradesh Code on Empowerment Workplace (Shram Shakti Samhita) Act, 2026Labour202640 sections
Statutory text
- (1) No worker shall be required or allowed to work more than such daily and weekly hours as may be prescribed: Provided that an employer may allow, but shall not require, an employee to complete the prescribed weekly hours by working more hours in a day, not exceeding twelve hours in any single day. Overtime shall apply when the total working hours in a week exceed the prescribed weekly maximum.
- (2) Overtime wages shall be, as prescribed with reference to the Code on Wages 2019.
- (3) For night-working hours, to which Section 10 of this code applies, overtime shall be calculated based on weighted hours, as may be prescribed.
- (4) No employee shall be required to perform work on remain available for work, during non-working hours unless the terms of engagement expressly provide for such on-call obligation.
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