Overtime

When it bites, how to calculate.

Not yet verified against an official source

Overtime rate: Twice the ordinary rate of wagesOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 s.27
Overtime under the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947: Not yet addedNot yet researched for Tamil Nadu
Overtime cap: Not yet addedNot yet researched for Tamil Nadu

Updates

Tamil Nadu

Central updates

21 Nov 2025
Four labour codes in force
Wages, IR, Social Security and OSH replace 29 central acts. State rules still have to be read with them.
25 Aug 2026
Bonus eligibility ₹21,000; calc base ₹7,000
Eligible if wages ≤ ₹21,000. If wages exceed ₹7,000, bonus is computed on ₹7,000 or the floor wage, whichever is higher.
29 Jun 2026
EPF Scheme, 2026 notified under the SS Code
New scheme under the Code on Social Security. 20-employee threshold and wage-ceiling architecture continue pending further notification.
21 Nov 2025
Wages must be paid by the 7th
Monthly wages: on or before the 7th of the succeeding month. Electronic credit plus a wage slip is the clean path.

Tamil Nadu-specific updates

1 Apr 2026
Tamil Nadu shops: dearness allowance ₹7,353 a month from 1 April 2026
The Commissioner of Labour's statement of 18.02.2026 puts the dearness allowance for shops and commercial establishments at ₹7,353 a month — ₹40.18 for each of the 183 points above the 2010 base — on top of the basic rates of G.O.(2D) No.65 of 20.08.2024. Four zones; for the general categories the totals run from ₹13,823 to ₹14,743 a month.
2 Dec 2022
Tamil Nadu LWF: ₹20 employee, ₹40 employer, ₹20 government a year
Rule 11-A of the Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Fund Rules, 1973 was amended by Gazette No. 538 (G.O.(Ms) No.161): each employee pays ₹20 a year, the employer ₹40 for each employee, and the Government ₹20 for each employee. The fund covers establishments with five or more persons.
Oct 2024
Chennai profession tax revised from the second half of 2024-25
Greater Chennai Corporation charges ₹180 to ₹1,250 each half-year above ₹21,000 of average half-yearly income, under section 117-B(2) of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998. Other local bodies in Tamil Nadu set their own slabs.

Not yet populated for Tamil Nadu.