We are covered under the Shops and Establishment Act, and we work 8 1/2 hours, 6 days a week. What is the solution to get it to a 5-day week, and what are the minimum to maximum working hours for the week an employee needs to put in.
From India, Mumbai
From India, Mumbai
Dear Member,
For information regarding hours of employment, breaks, and rest intervals, please refer to the applicable Shops and Establishment Act in your state. If your unit falls under The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, then prior to making any adjustments to the employment terms, you should review section 9A and schedule IV of this Act.
Regards,
R.N.Khola
From India, Delhi
422For information regarding hours of employment, breaks, and rest intervals, please refer to the applicable Shops and Establishment Act in your state. If your unit falls under The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, then prior to making any adjustments to the employment terms, you should review section 9A and schedule IV of this Act.
Regards,
R.N.Khola
From India, Delhi
Hello,
Reality is quite different from this. Many companies have a 9-hour working day with 6 working days. Sometimes, employees are made to work for more than 9 hours, and they cannot complain, thus risking their job.
What could the employees do in such a case?
Regards,
Harpreet
From India, Lucknow
Reality is quite different from this. Many companies have a 9-hour working day with 6 working days. Sometimes, employees are made to work for more than 9 hours, and they cannot complain, thus risking their job.
What could the employees do in such a case?
Regards,
Harpreet
From India, Lucknow
Dear Member,
First, examine under which Act and Rules you are allowed to have overtime (OT) from the employees/workers, and then review the OT provisions/rules in that applicable Act/rules.
Regards,
R.N.Khola
From India, Delhi
First, examine under which Act and Rules you are allowed to have overtime (OT) from the employees/workers, and then review the OT provisions/rules in that applicable Act/rules.
Regards,
R.N.Khola
From India, Delhi
Total working hours per week are 48 hours (not exceeding that; if exceeded, the company needs to pay overtime). This means 8.30 hours per day, and on the weekend (Saturday), we can consider it as a half day, with the remaining time being 5.30 hours.
Regards,
Ravi
From India, Visakhapatnam
Regards,
Ravi
From India, Visakhapatnam
Dear Friends, Just want to double check, is it 8hrs inclduing the lunch break or excluding the break? A quick reply would be appriciable. Thanks, Manish
From India, Ernakulam
From India, Ernakulam
Dear Manish,
Eight hours excluding break.
Regards,
R.N.Khola
Dear Friends,
Just want to double-check, is it 8 hours including the lunch break or excluding the break? A quick reply would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Manish
From India, Delhi
Eight hours excluding break.
Regards,
R.N.Khola
Dear Friends,
Just want to double-check, is it 8 hours including the lunch break or excluding the break? A quick reply would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Manish
From India, Delhi
I agree with what Harpreet has quoted. In reality, very few companies follow the 48-hour work week. However, I don't know why there is no action taken against them. The fact that employees don't want to jeopardize their employment stops them from complaining about it. Management feels that once hired, they have every right to get the work done regardless of the time. Unfortunately, HR professionals themselves refrain from pushing management on this issue as they feel they need the job.
Regards,
Neha
From India, Chandigarh
Regards,
Neha
From India, Chandigarh
Dear,
I want to know if we handled the company-owned retail showroom, then what will be our maximum working hours in that showroom because these days the company is forcing us to do 12-hour shifts forcefully.
Thanks,
Anonymous
From India, Delhi
I want to know if we handled the company-owned retail showroom, then what will be our maximum working hours in that showroom because these days the company is forcing us to do 12-hour shifts forcefully.
Thanks,
Anonymous
From India, Delhi
My question is, I am working in a company-owned retail showroom. Previously, we worked in shifts from 10 am to 7 pm and the second shift started from 1 pm to 10 pm. It was up to us to choose our preferred shift. However, now our company is forcing us to work from 10 am to 10 pm, totaling 12 hours a day for 6 days. Do they have the right to enforce this according to Indian labor law?
Thanks,
Prince
From India, Delhi
Thanks,
Prince
From India, Delhi
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