Dear Experts, Please help me with the following concern :
We are having more than 250 strengths of the company. Total 350 strength of my company. Now the question is what is the canteen facility provision for the same as per factory rule???
Is there any compulsion to provide food to the employee or just to provide a place of a canteen for food?
Please help me to clarify this clause at the state of Gujarat.
From India, Vadodara
4We are having more than 250 strengths of the company. Total 350 strength of my company. Now the question is what is the canteen facility provision for the same as per factory rule???
Is there any compulsion to provide food to the employee or just to provide a place of a canteen for food?
Please help me to clarify this clause at the state of Gujarat.
From India, Vadodara
This is an interesting point that I often asked.
The rule says you need to provide a canteen facility.
The matter is not defined, but is mostly accepted that canteen means the food must be provided. Or it would be called a lunch room.
You need not provide free food.
You can charge for the food (but not to make a profit of more than 5%)
From India, Mumbai
The rule says you need to provide a canteen facility.
The matter is not defined, but is mostly accepted that canteen means the food must be provided. Or it would be called a lunch room.
You need not provide free food.
You can charge for the food (but not to make a profit of more than 5%)
From India, Mumbai
Dear Sir, Thank you for giving me the clarity in my concern. If you can give me any reference regarding the same it will be more helpful for me for gujarat state.
From India, Vadodara
From India, Vadodara
Dear sir,
I agree with the 1st reply given above.
The Factories Act, 1948 takes care of the safety, health and welfare measures of the employees working in the factory. Sec. 46 of the Factories Act, 1948 states that every employer has more than 250 workers has to provide canteen facilities for workers. The Factories Rules of the states also mandate such a requirement of the provision of the canteen. Non-provision of canteen facility would lead to penal action by the State Government.
Now there is not actually an employee category provided, but as per the above statement, as per my understanding, it is a worker category.
For officers and above there is no specific mention about canteen facility, but surely, when canteen facilities come, obviously, food provision, food safety, work safety, health wellness, and Food Regulatory Compliances also come along with it.
I hope I have answered your question.
Vadodara
From India, Vadodara
I agree with the 1st reply given above.
The Factories Act, 1948 takes care of the safety, health and welfare measures of the employees working in the factory. Sec. 46 of the Factories Act, 1948 states that every employer has more than 250 workers has to provide canteen facilities for workers. The Factories Rules of the states also mandate such a requirement of the provision of the canteen. Non-provision of canteen facility would lead to penal action by the State Government.
Now there is not actually an employee category provided, but as per the above statement, as per my understanding, it is a worker category.
For officers and above there is no specific mention about canteen facility, but surely, when canteen facilities come, obviously, food provision, food safety, work safety, health wellness, and Food Regulatory Compliances also come along with it.
I hope I have answered your question.
Vadodara
From India, Vadodara
The provisions of Factories act says that you can not make a profit on canteen operations. But there is nothing to say you can't charge for the food. So obviously it is not compulsory that the food will be provided free (else there would be no need for a section stating you can not make a profit).
With reference to Subodh's post, there is only 1 problem. Factory act defines worker basically as everyone in the factory other than the occupier and the works manager (who have special status). There is no other category. Therefore the provision for canteen will apply to everyone whether he is an officer or a worker
From India, Mumbai
With reference to Subodh's post, there is only 1 problem. Factory act defines worker basically as everyone in the factory other than the occupier and the works manager (who have special status). There is no other category. Therefore the provision for canteen will apply to everyone whether he is an officer or a worker
From India, Mumbai
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