Aqid ERPThe rates
The rates are minimums: a contract may pay more. The night rate does not apply to a worker employed on shifts, whose normal hours may fall at night.
| Overtime | The hourly basic wage plus at least 25% |
|---|---|
| Overtime between 10 pm and 4 am | The hourly basic wage plus at least 50% (shift workers excepted) |
| Work on the rest day | A substitute rest day, or the basic wage for the hours plus at least 50% |
The limits
- Normal hours: eight a day, 48 a week.
- Overtime: no more than two hours a day, unless the work is needed to prevent a serious accident or to deal with its consequences.
- In every case, no more than 144 working hours in any three weeks, overtime included.
- In Ramadan MOHRE cuts normal hours in the private sector by two a day, for every employee, with no cut in pay.
A worked example
An employee whose basic wage works out at AED 25.00 an hour; the allowances do not enter the sum:
| Hourly basic wage | AED 25.00 |
|---|---|
| One overtime hour at +25% | AED 31.25 |
| One overtime hour between 10 pm and 4 am, at +50% | AED 37.50 |
| Ten overtime hours in the month, by day | AED 312.50 |
What the employer keeps
Overtime is paid with the month's wages through the Wage Protection System. A record of who worked which hours, and at which rate, is what answers a claim.
How Aqid ERP handles it
Aqid ERP's payroll pays overtime as a line on the month's run, on the basic wage, so it goes into the WPS file with the rest of the salary and posts to the ledger. Aqid ERP does not yet count the hours: enter the overtime hours and the rate for each employee. The site's overtime calculator is Saudi Arabia's and uses the Saudi law, so it is not linked here.