Belize Labour Act calculator

Belize overtime & holiday-pay calculator.

Estimate qualifying overtime pay using the statutory 1.5× and 2× multipliers for weekday overtime, rest days, public holidays, and special double-rate holidays.

Belize overtime calculator — example

At an ordinary hourly rate of BZD $10.00, four qualifying weekday-overtime hours are estimated at $60.00. The calculated overtime hourly rate is $15.00.

When the 1.5× rate applies

For workers covered by section 118 of the Labour Act, qualifying work over nine hours in a day or forty-five hours in a week, Sunday/rest-day work, and ordinary public-holiday work is paid at not less than one and one-half times the ordinary rate.

When the 2× rate applies

Christmas Day, Good Friday, and Easter Monday carry the special rate of not less than double the ordinary rate for qualifying work.

Read the complete Belize overtime and holiday-pay guide.

See the official 2026 Belize public-holiday calendar.