New Labour Laws: Latest update on wages for working overtime India Published: Monday, February 15, 2021, 11:23 [IST] New Delhi, Feb 15: The government is preparing to implement a new Labour Law and once it comes into effect, there would be improved rules for the country's labour market. According to a Hindustan Times report, the government may change the existing time limit of overtime under the new law and working more than 15 minutes beyond the scheduled hours will be considered as overtime. The companies will have to pay their employees for this. This would mean that an employee would be paid overtime if he or she works even 15 minutes more than the scheduled work hours.