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title: "Wage & Hour Disputes"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/labor-and-employment-law-en/wage-hour-disputes-en"
field: "Labor & Employment Law"
description: "Wage and overtime disputes in Georgia: Labour Code Articles 41, 27, 44, 42, 74 — 0.07% per day, overtime rates, 7-day settlement. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-02-15"
updated: "2026-11-03"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Wage & Hour Disputes

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/labor-and-employment-law-en/wage-hour-disputes-en

## What a Wage Arrears and Overtime Dispute Covers

A dispute over wage arrears and overtime begins under the Georgian Labour Code with demands that are simple to compute: how much, for which period, and at what rate. Remuneration is the basic or minimum remuneration, the salary or any other consideration paid in money or in kind which the employee receives from the employer in return for performing work. Its form and amount are determined by the employment contract, and it must be paid at least once a month. This means that delaying a salary for months, or paying it only in part, is always a violation of law, whatever reasons the employer invokes.

The core legal lever against arrears is the statutory interest: for each day of delay of any remuneration or settlement the employer must pay the employee 0.07 percent of the delayed amount. The rule accrues for every day of delay and is framed as an independent demand in the conciliation procedure or in court. A single exception exists: the rule does not apply to the compensation for forced absence provided by law.

## Overtime Work — When and How It Must Be Paid

Overtime is work performed by agreement of the parties in a period of time whose duration exceeds the normalized working time. It is remunerated at an increased hourly rate of pay; the amount is determined by agreement of the parties, and payment must be made together with the first monthly remuneration following the overtime work. A minor's overtime work must not exceed 2 hours in total per working day and 4 hours in total per working week.

The rules fix two further details that matter in disputes: the employer must notify the employee in writing about overtime work 1 week in advance, unless warning is impossible due to the employer's objective needs; and the parties may agree, instead of pay, to grant proportionate additional rest time, which must be granted no later than 4 weeks after the overtime was worked. Work performed to prevent or eliminate the consequences of a natural disaster is performed without overtime pay, while preventing or eliminating the consequences of an industrial accident is paid with overtime pay. Deploying pregnant women, new mothers, nursing mothers and other protected employees to overtime without their consent is prohibited.

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### How is interest on wage arrears computed?

0.07 percent of the delayed amount accrues for each day of delay, however long the payment has been outstanding.

### When is work overtime?

When it is performed by agreement of the parties in a period exceeding the normalized working time, and it is paid at an increased hourly rate.

### What happens on dismissal?

The employer must complete the final settlement within 7 calendar days; 0.07 percent accrues daily on any remaining amount.

### Is employer-fault idle time paid?

Yes — forced idle time caused by the employer's fault is remunerated in full, unless the contract provides otherwise.