Under the Factories Act 1948, a worker who is made to work overtime beyond 9 hours a day or 48 hours a week must be compensated at what rate?

• A Twice the ordinary rate ✓
• B One and a half times the ordinary rate
• C Ordinary rate of wages
• D Twice the ordinary rate plus a fixed overtime bonus

Explanation

Section 59 of the Factories Act 1948 states that overtime work beyond 9 hours per day or 48 hours per week attracts wages at twice the ordinary rate. The maximum permissible working week itself is 48 hours and the working day is 9 hours, so option C describes normal remuneration and B is a rate used in some other jurisdictions but not in the Indian statute.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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