Is an employee covered under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 entitled to wages for the overtime work?
Ans. If any employee whose minimum rates of wages have been fixed under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 works on any day in excess of the number of hours constituting a normal working day or works for more than 48 hours a week, he shall be entitled for every hour or for part of an hour so worked in excess at the double the rate fixed under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.