Actually, you definitely can case a file against this injustice because Section 51 and Section 59 of the Factories Act – 1948[2] state, “No employee is supposed to work for more than 48 hours in a week and 9 hours in a day. Any employee who works for more than this period is eligible for overtime remuneration prescribed as twice the amount of ordinary wages.”
The gender of the boss or the employee doesn’t matter here. As per the Factories Act 1948, every adult (a person who has completed 18 years of age) cannot work for more than 48 hours in a week and not more than 9 hours in a day. According to Section 51 of the Act, the spread over should not exceed 10-1/2 hours. So, if you are working extra hours then getting an extra salary is your right.