How is overtime paid?
Kurdistan Region
Day: 50% extra. Night, or hard or harmful work: double.
- Labour Law No. 71 of 1987 · Art. 64/2
Federal Iraq
Day: 50% extra. Night or dangerous work: at least double.
- Labour Law No. 37 of 2015 · Art. 71/4
The law
The Kurdistan Region has no labour law of its own, so it still applies Iraqi Labour Law No. 71 of 1987. Federal Iraq has applied the newer Labour Law No. 37 since 2015.
يكون اجر العمل الاضافي ضعف اجر العمل, اذا كان العمل ليليا او من الاعمال الشاقة او الضارة, ويكون بزايدة مقدارها ٥٠% من اجر العمل, اذا كان العمل نهاريا.بزيادة مقدارها ٥٠% من الاجر الاعتيادي اذا كان العمل نهاريا و لا يقل عن ضعف الاجر اذا كان العمل ليليا و اذا كان العمل خطرا و مرهقا او ضاراThis is general information, not legal advice. It is for private-sector workers only, not government employees. It is written from the official texts of the laws named with each answer, checked on Oct 15, 2026. If anything differs, the official text of the law decides. For your own situation, speak to a lawyer or the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
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