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Extension of Working Hours for Factories under Factories Act, 1948 – Govt. of Himachal Pradesh

This notification come into effect from 06.05.2021 and applicable for 3 months only.
In Himachal Pradesh the factories registered under Factories Act, 1948 shall be exempted from the provisions of section 51 (weekly hours), section 54 (Daily hours), section 55 (Intervals of rest) and section 56 (spread over), subject to the following conditions:-
No adult worker shall be required or allowed to work in a factory for more than twelve hours in any day and Seventy Two hours in any week.
The periods of work of adult workers in a factory each day shall be so fixed that no period shall exceed six hours and that no worker shall work for more than six hours before he has had an interval for rest of at least half an hour.
Wages in respect of increased working hours as a result of this exemption shall be in proportion to existing minimum wages fixed by Government of Himachal Pradesh under Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
Provisions of section 59 regarding overtime wages shall continue to be applicable without any change.