Due to COVID-19, as per the union's request, we agreed to work 7 hours (6 weekdays) including a 30-minute lunch break. The shortfall in working hours will be compensated once the situation returns to normal. Now that the lockdown is relaxed, the union is proposing to increase working hours to 9 hours per day (6 weekdays) including a 30-minute lunch break to compensate for the shortfall, making the total working hours 51 hours. This exceeds the maximum working hours permissible in a week of 48 hours as per the Factory Act. Will this proposed increase violate the Factory Act of 1948? Please advise.
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Formally File Report to Factory Inspectorate about Agreemnt with your Registered Union on Work Hours to keep tyhem in loop. Kritarth Team, 5.6.20
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Dear Anonymous Friend,
Some states came out with notifications a few days ago to increase the working hours in the factory by 12 hours during the COVID-19 relaxation period; one of them is Maharashtra. You have to find out whether your state government has issued such a notification or not. If yes, you will have no problem in extending the working hours.
Temporary compensatory arrangements, as mentioned by you during the COVID-19 relaxation period and in agreement with workers/unions, should not be a problem, from my perspective.
What will be the repercussions if there is a default? Don't worry.
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Some states came out with notifications a few days ago to increase the working hours in the factory by 12 hours during the COVID-19 relaxation period; one of them is Maharashtra. You have to find out whether your state government has issued such a notification or not. If yes, you will have no problem in extending the working hours.
Temporary compensatory arrangements, as mentioned by you during the COVID-19 relaxation period and in agreement with workers/unions, should not be a problem, from my perspective.
What will be the repercussions if there is a default? Don't worry.
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The 7-hour working day (6 weekdays) including a 30-minute lunch break is not a violation. To ensure safety in the future and avoid receiving a permanent sanction, you should send a copy of your union agreement to both the labor department and the Office of Inspector Factories.
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