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Hi,

I have a question about employees who work in the field. Is overtime applicable to them? For example, consider a field engineer who visits various sites for preventive or breakdown maintenance and gets a visit slip signed from the customer, which also includes time in and out. If such an employee has worked more than 8 hours at a site (excluding travel time), can he claim overtime?

I checked with the factory inspector's office, and they mentioned that they are concerned with the activities carried out within the factory premises.

Can anybody shed light on this?

Best Regards,
Shrinkar

From India, Mumbai
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Unless otherwise provided in the Standing Orders of the company, traveling sales representatives or other officers are not entitled to overtime allowances. If allowed, there would be no control over the time spent, and every late running of Indian Railways or traffic blocks would cost none but the company.

Regards, Madhu.T.K

From India, Kannur
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Dear Madhu Sir, Just one more request. Is there any case jugdement reference to this. Best Regards, Shrinkar
From India, Mumbai
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OT is not applied for executive level types employees.So dont worry about this issue. ASHIS
From India, Mumbai
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Dear Ashish, Somebody had told me that Air India Pilots had claimed overtime & went to labour court. I don’t know want happned further. Best Regards, Shrinkar
From India, Mumbai
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Can anyone shed light on the following:

We have drivers in our company. We send them for outstation work and pay them DA and stay charges. Is it necessary to pay overtime for their overnight traveling time?

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Overtime Allowances for Work Outside the Factory

For working outside the factory or establishment, overtime allowances will not be applicable. In the case of R. Ananthan Vs Avery India Ltd, Madras and Addl. Labour Court, Madras [1972 (42) FJR 304 (Mad.HC)], (1973) ILLJ 166 Mad, it was decided that to attract overtime wages at the rate mentioned, it should be in the factory itself, which means within the factory premises, including the precincts thereof.

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