Overtime calculator Uganda
Hours beyond your normal working time are overtime and must be paid at a higher rate.
Enter your pay and the extra hours to see what you are owed.
How it's calculated
- Hours above 8 a day or 48 hours a week are overtime, unless a written agreement says otherwise.
- Overtime on normal working days is paid at least 1.5 times the normal hourly rate.
- Overtime on gazetted public holidays is paid at least 2 times the hourly rate.
- The hourly rate here is your monthly pay times 12, divided by 52 weeks and by your weekly hours.
An example
On Ushs 1,000,000 a month and a 48-hour week your hourly rate is about Ushs 4,808, so 10 hours of overtime pay Ushs 72,120.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most I can work?
No more than 10 hours a day or 56 a week. Shift work can go over that on some days if the average over three weeks stays within those limits.
Do I get a break?
Where the working day is at least eight hours, you get a 30-minute break each day.
Can my contract set a different overtime rate?
The Act sets these minimum rates for when there is no written agreement to the contrary, so check your contract first.
Key terms
- Gazetted public holiday
- A public holiday declared in the Uganda Gazette.
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