In the Factory Act, is there any specific day prescribed for the weekly off, or can we frame the policy for the weekly off on any day of the week - be it Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, etc.?
From India, Jaipur
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As per Section 52 of the Factories Act, which prescribes weekly holidays:
(1) No adult worker shall be required or allowed to work in a factory on the first day of the week unless:
(a) he has or will have a holiday for the whole day on one of the three days immediately before or after the said day.
So, any day can be a weekly off.
From India, Jamshedpur
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(1) No adult worker shall be required or allowed to work in a factory on the first day of the week unless:
(a) he has or will have a holiday for the whole day on one of the three days immediately before or after the said day.
So, any day can be a weekly off.
From India, Jamshedpur
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But you have to inform the area Inspector of your weekly off and also display it on the notice board at the main entry point of the factory for the workers' awareness.
Any changes that occur should be reported promptly.
P.K. Sharma
From India, Delhi
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Any changes that occur should be reported promptly.
P.K. Sharma
From India, Delhi
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Dear Seniors, pls tell me one more thing suppose in our factory weekly off is sunday as per factory act. is it mandatory not to allow the workers to work on weekly off,
From India, Jaipur
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From India, Jaipur
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Dear Raman,
As per your query, for your shift and weekly off, you have to take the approval from the concerned authority for your shift (how many shifts you will run in your factory) and for the weekly off. It must be displayed on your factory gate as well. Whenever there are changes, the same should be informed to the concerned department.
Secondly, as per Section 52 of the Act, no adult worker shall be required or allowed to work in a factory on the first day of the week, i.e., the weekly holiday. Section 53 of the Act further states that if the worker is deprived of any of the weekly holidays for which provision is made in Section 52, he shall be allowed, within the month in which the holidays were due to him or within the two months immediately following that month, compensatory holidays of an equal number to the holidays lost. Section 55 of the Act stipulates that the periods of work of adult workers in a factory each day shall be fixed so that no worker shall work for more than 5 hours before having an interval for rest of at least half an hour. The Chief Inspector of Factories can exempt any factory from this provision, provided that the total number of hours worked by a worker without an interval does not exceed six.
Alternatively, you can give him overtime for that day.
From India, Rudarpur
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As per your query, for your shift and weekly off, you have to take the approval from the concerned authority for your shift (how many shifts you will run in your factory) and for the weekly off. It must be displayed on your factory gate as well. Whenever there are changes, the same should be informed to the concerned department.
Secondly, as per Section 52 of the Act, no adult worker shall be required or allowed to work in a factory on the first day of the week, i.e., the weekly holiday. Section 53 of the Act further states that if the worker is deprived of any of the weekly holidays for which provision is made in Section 52, he shall be allowed, within the month in which the holidays were due to him or within the two months immediately following that month, compensatory holidays of an equal number to the holidays lost. Section 55 of the Act stipulates that the periods of work of adult workers in a factory each day shall be fixed so that no worker shall work for more than 5 hours before having an interval for rest of at least half an hour. The Chief Inspector of Factories can exempt any factory from this provision, provided that the total number of hours worked by a worker without an interval does not exceed six.
Alternatively, you can give him overtime for that day.
From India, Rudarpur
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You have not mentioned how you plan the production/services. Are you going to work 2-3 shifts or only the general shift? Do you want to work all month days? If you work every day, then you need to specify the weekly off days of the workers according to your state's format and rules. If you have uniform weekly offs, please mention that in the format.
Dear all,
Please pose questions but also mention the context.
From India, Mumbai
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Dear all,
Please pose questions but also mention the context.
From India, Mumbai
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Dear Sir,
We have a plan for 2 shifts in production: 9 AM to 6 PM and 9 PM to 6 AM. However, workers are allowed to do 3 hours of overtime and work even on weekly offs. Please tell us whether it is fair to work even on the weekly off and allow the workers to do 3 hours of overtime because Section 56 of the Factory Act restricts the hours of overtime.
Please guide.
From India, Jaipur
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We have a plan for 2 shifts in production: 9 AM to 6 PM and 9 PM to 6 AM. However, workers are allowed to do 3 hours of overtime and work even on weekly offs. Please tell us whether it is fair to work even on the weekly off and allow the workers to do 3 hours of overtime because Section 56 of the Factory Act restricts the hours of overtime.
Please guide.
From India, Jaipur
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Dear Raman,
To answer your question, both in a legal and conventional way, very few information you have given us. Even so, I try to answer your query.
1. If your factory runs 24x7, then there is no question of a common weekly off day. There will be rotational weekly off days for groups of workers (called staggered weekly off days).
2. If you are working 6 days a week, you can have any day as your common weekly off. In both cases, you are not supposed to seek permission from the Factory Inspector, but you have to notify him.
3. Normally, the common weekly off day is decided based on local customs, usage, market day, or the day when electric supply is generally shut down. For example, in Pune, Maharashtra, Thursday is the common weekly off day. Therefore, if you choose a different day as the weekly holiday in Pune, it may not be effective. You need to determine the weekly off day in accordance with the prevailing practices in your factory area.
I hope this clarifies your questions.
From India, Kolhapur
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To answer your question, both in a legal and conventional way, very few information you have given us. Even so, I try to answer your query.
1. If your factory runs 24x7, then there is no question of a common weekly off day. There will be rotational weekly off days for groups of workers (called staggered weekly off days).
2. If you are working 6 days a week, you can have any day as your common weekly off. In both cases, you are not supposed to seek permission from the Factory Inspector, but you have to notify him.
3. Normally, the common weekly off day is decided based on local customs, usage, market day, or the day when electric supply is generally shut down. For example, in Pune, Maharashtra, Thursday is the common weekly off day. Therefore, if you choose a different day as the weekly holiday in Pune, it may not be effective. You need to determine the weekly off day in accordance with the prevailing practices in your factory area.
I hope this clarifies your questions.
From India, Kolhapur
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Dear All,
Yes, we are running the factory 24/7. Sunday is the weekly off, and workers can work even on Sunday as per their wish. However, we are running only one shift, each of 8 hours, and workers are allowed to do a maximum of 3 hours of overtime. My queries are:
1. Is it fair to allow the workers to work even on the weekly off?
2. Is it fair to allow the workers to do 3 hours of overtime every day?
Please revert.
From India, Jaipur
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Yes, we are running the factory 24/7. Sunday is the weekly off, and workers can work even on Sunday as per their wish. However, we are running only one shift, each of 8 hours, and workers are allowed to do a maximum of 3 hours of overtime. My queries are:
1. Is it fair to allow the workers to work even on the weekly off?
2. Is it fair to allow the workers to do 3 hours of overtime every day?
Please revert.
From India, Jaipur
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Twelve hours working every day is illegal. Please conduct manpower planning and recruit additional staff. This will enable you to implement staggered weekly offs. If employees are required to work, how can it be considered a weekly day off? It may be acceptable to do this occasionally, but not every time.
From India, Mumbai
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