Hi,
Can anyone clarify me reg. the following points:
1. Is there any rule as per Factory Act, that the intervening of weekly offs/ public holidays will not be treated as EL.
2. As per factory act, Is there any rule that at OT snacks break should 30 mnts, presently we are giving 15 mnts break in OT to have snacks.
Kindly help me in clarifying the above points, as we are going for settlement with Union.
Regards,
Sreedevi P
From India, Hyderabad
Can anyone clarify me reg. the following points:
1. Is there any rule as per Factory Act, that the intervening of weekly offs/ public holidays will not be treated as EL.
2. As per factory act, Is there any rule that at OT snacks break should 30 mnts, presently we are giving 15 mnts break in OT to have snacks.
Kindly help me in clarifying the above points, as we are going for settlement with Union.
Regards,
Sreedevi P
From India, Hyderabad
Dear Sreedevi,
1. As per Sub-section (1) of Section 79 of the Factories Act,1948, holidays occurring during or either
   end of the period of Earned Leave (Leave with Wages) shall be excluded from the Earned Leave.
2. As per Section 55 of the Factories Act,1948, worker shall not be required or allowed to work for
   more than 5 hours before he/she has had an interval for rest of at least half an hour.
   However, the State Government / Chief Inspector of Factories may, by written order and for the
   reasons specified therein, exempt any factory from the above provision subject to the condition
   that the worker shall not work beyond 6 hours without rest interval.
K.A.Thariq Muhamed Salim,
Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories (Retired),
Chennai.
From India, Chennai
151. As per Sub-section (1) of Section 79 of the Factories Act,1948, holidays occurring during or either
   end of the period of Earned Leave (Leave with Wages) shall be excluded from the Earned Leave.
2. As per Section 55 of the Factories Act,1948, worker shall not be required or allowed to work for
   more than 5 hours before he/she has had an interval for rest of at least half an hour.
   However, the State Government / Chief Inspector of Factories may, by written order and for the
   reasons specified therein, exempt any factory from the above provision subject to the condition
   that the worker shall not work beyond 6 hours without rest interval.
K.A.Thariq Muhamed Salim,
Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories (Retired),
Chennai.
From India, Chennai
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