 How is overtime calculated in Qatar? Overtime is just an additional payment that may be given to a worker or an employee after working a given amount of time beyond his work normal working hours. And remember this kind of bonus given is according to the article 74 of the kata laboro should be an equivalent of 25 of what you call your standard wage depending on what kind of agreement that you are agreed with your employer. And remember this should not exceed what you call the two hours of overtime and something else that you need to understand or something else you need to understand is that the rate at the lowest rate of overtime calculation should be 1.5 riyal per every given hour so it depends on what kind of mutual agreement and how many hours you've worked with that company but everyone is entitled to what you call an overtime after an addition hours being worked.