China uses a 150% weekday overtime premium under standard working hours, and Everhour keeps approved time ready for review.
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A time-and-a-half calculation in China answers one narrow question: how much pay is due for work beyond normal working hours under the standard working-hour system. China's State Council working-hours regulation provides eight hours per day and 40 hours per week, while the Labor Law also states that average weekly working hours may not exceed 44 hours.
The result matters when a worker has extended weekday hours, not when the hours fall on a rest day or legal holiday. China's Labor Law uses different premiums: no less than 150% for work beyond normal working hours, 200% for rest-day work if compensatory rest cannot be arranged, and 300% for legal-holiday work.
Time and a half in China is the weekday extended-hours category. Do not apply the 150% rate to every extra shift. Rest-day work has its own rule, and legal-holiday work has a higher required premium. From January 1, 2025, revised State Council measures added Lunar New Year's Eve to Spring Festival and May 2 to Labor Day, so holiday classification needs current payroll calendars.
Also check whether the employee is under the standard work-rest system. Employers that cannot use the standard system because of work nature or production characteristics may use other work/rest methods only with labor-administration approval or under state rules. A calculator based on 150% weekday overtime assumes the standard system unless the approved arrangement says otherwise.
For salaried workers, convert monthly wage to an hourly wage with the common official divisor: monthly wage divided by 21.75 paid days times 8 hours, or 174 hours. Then multiply the hourly wage by 1.5 for weekday overtime. Example: a worker with a monthly wage of ¥15,660 has a regular hourly wage of ¥90.
If that worker records 6 hours of weekday extended work, the time-and-a-half rate is ¥135 per hour, and the weekday overtime amount is ¥810. Keep rest-day and legal-holiday hours outside this line. Mixing 150%, 200%, and 300% hours into one total hides the reason for the premium and makes payroll review harder.
A one-off calculation is enough when you have one worker, one pay period, a known wage, and a clean split between weekday overtime, rest-day work, and legal-holiday work. The same check can show whether extended working time is approaching China's 36 hours per month cap, except for statutory emergency-type exceptions.
A managed workflow is needed when approvals, budgets, and recurring review matter. Everhour Project Budgeting tracks hour-based and money-based budgets, supports recurring budget periods, and can send threshold alerts at 75%, 90%, 100%, or custom levels, so overtime costs are visible before they become a payroll surprise.
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For China overtime under the standard working-hour system, time and a half means weekday work beyond normal working hours is paid at no less than 150% of the worker's wages. It is not the rule for every nonstandard shift. Rest-day work uses 200% if compensatory rest cannot be arranged, and legal-holiday work uses 300%.
Use the common official paid-days divisor: monthly wage divided by 21.75 paid days times 8 hours, which equals 174 hours. For example, a ¥15,660 monthly wage divided by 174 gives a ¥90 hourly wage. That hourly figure becomes the base for 150%, 200%, or 300% overtime calculations.
Rest-day work and legal-holiday work should not use the 150% weekday overtime rate. Rest-day work is paid at no less than 200% if the employer cannot arrange compensatory rest afterwards. Legal-holiday work is paid at no less than 300% of wages, so placing those hours in a time-and-a-half line understates the amount due.
Overtime for production or business needs requires consultation with the trade union and the affected laborers before hours are extended. Extended hours generally may not exceed one hour per day, or three hours per day in special circumstances if worker health is protected, and total extended working time may not exceed 36 hours per month.
China has a guaranteed minimum wage system, but specific standards are set by provincial, autonomous-region, or municipality governments. Wages cannot be below the applicable local minimum. A calculator should use the worker's actual wage rate and confirm that the rate meets the local standard that applies to the work location.
Everhour Project Budgeting lets teams set hour-based or money-based budgets with one-time or recurring periods. Threshold alerts at 75%, 90%, 100%, or custom levels show when tracked time is pushing labor cost toward a budget limit.
Everhour Timesheets collect weekly project hours and working hours by person, then let managers approve, reject, or partially approve submitted time. Approved time stays locked for regular members, which gives payroll a reviewed record instead of a spreadsheet that keeps changing.
Track approved hours against recurring project budgets before payroll closes. Everhour turns time into budget alerts and reviewable records, giving teams clearer control over overtime cost.
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