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You will get DOUBLE SALARY.

ARE YOU WORKING MORE?

Working hours

1. Ordinary
2. Extra

SPREAD OVER

You might feel you’re working too many hours if you’re:

• having mental or physical health problems because of overwork
• working more overtime than it says in your contract or more than you think is fair
• being asked to do more than it’s realistic to achieve in your normal working hours

Working Hours in India

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.
• The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 also specifies about the working hours under the rules 20 to 25 that the number of work hours in a day should not exceed 9 hours for an adult.
• In respect of overtime work, be entitled to receive wages at the rate of twice his/her ordinary rate of wages

Mines Act, 1952

• Bidi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
• Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970
• Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment Service) Act, 1996
• Working Journalist (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955

CONTRACT

• Check if you’re over the 48-hour limit
• Your employer might ask you to sign an agreement to opt out of the 48-hour limit. Even if you do choose to sign it, you can cancel it at any time.
• Myths about labour laws
• Labour Laws do not apply to Software and IT companies.
• The Indian Employment Standard Orders Act, 1946
• The Payment of Wages Act
• The Minimum Wages Act – 1948
• The Payment of Gratuity Act 1972
• The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
• Any employer found to be contravening these provisions would be liable for punishment of imprisonment up to 2 years and fine of up to Rs. 1 lakh or both.
• If the employer continues to violate the provisions after conviction, a fine of Rs. 1000 per day is levied for each day of violation.
• The government is working to implement a set of four new labour codes as soon as possible. However, as some states have not yet framed the rules, this change is expected to effect from July 
• These new laws will allow companies to change the office working hours significantly. They can increase the office working hours from 8-9 hours to 12 hours. But they will have to compensate their employees by giving them three weekly offs. 

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