A employee can be director in same company.
As per the section 197, prescribed the maximum ceiling for payment of managerial remuneration by a public company to its director, whole time director or manager should not exceed the 11% of the net profit of the company in that financial year computed in accordance with section 198 except that the remuneration of the directors shall not be deducted from the gross profits.
The public company in the general meeting may consent the payment of remuneration exceeding the 11% of the net profits of the company with the approval of central government and provisions of Schedule V. The net profits for the purpose of this section should be computed as per guidance adopted in section 198.
In case if there is only one managing director or whole time director, the remuneration payable by public company shall not exceed 5% of the net profits of the company.
Wherein a public company is having more than one such director then total remuneration payable by public company to them shall not exceed 10% of the net profits of the company.
The remuneration payable to directors who are neither managing directors nor whole-time directors shall not exceed 1% of the net profits of the company, if there is a managing or whole-time director or manager.
The remuneration payable to directors who are neither managing directors nor whole-time directors shall not exceed 3% of the net profits of the company, if there is no managing or whole-time director or manager.