Overtime pay
QAR 6,250.00
QAR 1,250.00 an hour
The rules in Qatar
- Overtime starts after 48 hours a week.
- Overtime starts after 8 hours a day.
- Limit: 10 hours a day.
- The rate applies to basic wage only, not to allowances.
- Set by Law 14/2004 arts. 73–78.
Worth knowing
The rest-day wording reads literally as 250% but is applied in practice as 150%. Ramadan hours drop to 36 a week.