https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183466 Work beyond an employer's shorter normal hours does not automatically attract the statutory overtime rate of twice ordinary wages under the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act. Section 14 was construed as a ceiling on daily and weekly working hours, while Section 31 applied only to overtime within the proviso to Section 14(1), namely work in excess of the statutory maximum. Accordingly, where employees worked beyond employer-fixed hours but still within the statutory ceiling, some higher compensation could be payable, but not the mandatory overtime rate under Section 31. en-us Tue, 26 Mar 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:04:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183466 Work beyond an employer's shorter normal hours does not automatically attract the statutory overtime rate of twice ordinary wages under the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act. Section 14 was construed as a ceiling on daily and weekly working hours, while Section 31 applied only to overtime within the proviso to Section 14(1), namely work in excess of the statutory maximum. Accordingly, where employees worked beyond employer-fixed hours but still within the statutory ceiling, some higher compensation could be payable, but not the mandatory overtime rate under Section 31. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 26 Mar 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183466