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Extended and night work: statutory premium

50% each% of ordinary wage, added

The premium attaches to each ground independently, so extended work performed at night carries both — 200% of ordinary wage in total, not 150%. Payroll systems that treat the two as alternatives underpay every night shift, and the error is invisible on a payslip that shows only a single overtime line.

Applies to
Employees at workplaces with five or more ordinary employees
Review cadence
Checked once a year

What we have recorded

  1. 2026-09-20
    50% each

    At least 50% of ordinary wage added for extended work, and at least 50% added for night work. Where both grounds apply to the same hour the total is 100% base plus 50% plus 50% — 200%.

    Labor Standards Act, art. 56(1) and 56(3)

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