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A workman must be paid overtime wages if he is detained beyond the prescribed hours of work. Even if a worker serves on a waiting customer for fifteen minutes beyond the prescribed period, he must be paid overtime charges for fifteen minutes and failure to pay it, is an offence. AIR 1952 Mad. 43. 22| Bihar Shops & Establishments Act, 1953 | Sec. 18-21