Overtime calculator: the hours past your contract, in working days
Staying an hour late most days feels small. Over a year it adds up to weeks. This counts yours in working days.
Your numbers
Common answers are filled in. Change the ones you know.
Typical: 45 hours. Put in yours.
51% of India's workers put in 49 or more hours a week.
It only changes the order on your statement.
What waiting costs you
54 workdays a year
About 482 extra hours a year, or 54 working days
That's 10 hours a week past your contract. In one survey, 59% of Indian employees reported signs of burnout, against 22% across 30 countries.
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How we worked this out
- Extra: 55 hours minus 45 hours = 10 hours a week.
- A year: 10 hours × 48.2 weeks = 482 hours.
- In working days of 9 hours: 482 ÷ 9 = 54.
- How much it matters to you: 7 out of 10. It only changes the order on your statement.
Sources
- ILO data, via Business Standard (2024): 51% of India's workers put in 49 or more hours a week, the second highest share in the world. The average is about 46.7 hours.
- McKinsey Health Institute, via IANS (2023): 59% of Indian employees reported symptoms of burnout, against 22% across 30 countries.
How it works
We take the hours you really work, minus the hours in your contract, then multiply by the weeks you work in a year.
To show it as working days, we divide by a normal day in your contract.
51% of India's workers put in 49 or more hours a week, according to ILO data. India's own labour survey finds lower averages, so both are shown in our sources.
Sources
- ILO data, via Business Standard (2024): India's own labour survey (PLFS) finds lower averages, about 42 to 43 hours a week.
- McKinsey Health Institute, via IANS (2023): Self-reported symptoms, not a diagnosis.
Questions people ask
Is this telling me to work less?
No. It shows what the extra hours add up to. If it feels heavy, you can talk to someone for free on Tele-MANAS, 14416.
What counts as my contract hours?
The hours in your offer letter or appointment letter. If you're not sure, use 9 hours a day, 5 days a week.
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