Chandu 07 November 2019

Working hours as per factories act

Sir ,

What is the Permissible working hours in a factory for Security & Contract workmen as per Factories Act

Please provide the Rule / Section providing permissible working hours without availing Weekly off .

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Sb Karma 08 November 2019

Originally posted by : Chandu
	Sir , What is the Permissible working hours in a factory for Security & Contract workmen as per Factories Act Please provide the Rule / Section providing permissible working hours without availing Weekly off .

Please read the following-----hope you it

Act	Provisions under the Act
Factories Act, 1948 Details are mentioned regarding the working hours, spread over and overtime in Sec. 51, 54 to 56 & 59 of the Act :	Under Sec. 59 it is mentioned that where a worker works in a factory for more than 9 hours in any day or for more than 48 hours in any week, he/she shall, in respect of overtime work, be entitled to receive wages at the rate of twice his/her ordinary rate of wages.
Mines Act, 1952	Under Sec. 28 to 30 of the Act it is mentioned that no person employed in a mine shall be required or allowed to work in the mine for more than 10 hours in any day inclusive of overtime.
Minimum Wages Act, 1948	Under Sec. 33 it is mentioned that for overtime wages are to be paid at the rate of twice the ordinary rates of wages of the worker. It mentions that the employer can take actual work on any day upto 9 hours in a 12 hours shift. But he must pay double the rates for any hour or part of an hour of actual work in excess of nine hours or for more than 48 hours in any week. Sec. 14 of the Act mentions that any worker whose minimum rate of wages are fixed with wage period of time, such as by hour, by the day or by any such period and if a worker works more than that number of hours, it is considered to be overtime. In case if the number of hours constituting a normal working day exceeds the given limit, then the employer will have to pay him for every hour or for part of an hour for which he has worked in excess at the overtime rate.
Bidi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966	Under Sec. 17 & 18 of the Act relating to working hours, it is mentioned that the period of work including over time work should not exceed 10 hours in a day and 54 hours in a week.
Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970	As per Rule 79 of the Act, it is compulsory for every contractor to maintain a Register of Overtime in Form XXIII which will contain all details relating to overtime calculation, hours of extra work, name of employee, etc.
Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment Service) Act, 1996	Under Section 28 & 29 of the Act, it is mentioned that worker who is working overtime will be paid Overtime wages at the rate of twice the ordinary rate of wages.
Working Journalist (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955	As per Rule 10 of the Act, it is mentioned that a working journalist who works for more than 6 hours on any day in day shift and more than 5½ hours in night shift shall be compensated with rest hours equal to hours for which he/she has worked overtime.
Plantation Labour Act, 1951	As per section 19 of the Act where an adult worker works in any plantation on any day in excess of the number of hours constituting a normal working day or for more than 48 hours in any week, he/she shall, in respect of such overtime work, be entitled to twice the rates of ordinary wages. Provided that no such worker shall be allowed to work for more than 9 hours on any day and more than 54 hours in any week.