Working Hours For Essential Commodities, Pharmaceutical Factories In Uttarakhand

Government of Uttarakhand vide notification no No.VIII-1/21-91(Labour)/2008-TC-II(2) has exempted provisions of Section 51 (Weekly Hour), Section 54 (Daily Hour), Section 55 (Intervals For Rest), Section 56 (Spread over Hours) for factories relating to essential commodities, pharmaceutical manufacturers due to COVID-19 pandemic in Uttarakhand subject to aforesaid conditions, (1) In all the industries mentioned above, work can be done in two shifts of twelve to twelve hours per day for a production unit. Four hours per day of overtime shall be paid according to the rules, (2) Workers working in both these units will work maximum days in a week, and the limit of overtime will be twenty-four hours per week. (3) The extension of work will be determined in such a way that every worker will be given thirty minutes rest after six hours (4) Employees shall not be laid off by the employer during this period (5) The labour commissioner will ensure that the said emergency provisions are not used by any factory continuously (6) This notification will remain in effect for sixty days from the date of issue and it will be automatically neutralised after the said period. Please refer to the notification for details.

Extension Of Working Hours For Essential Commodities, Pharmaceutical Factories In Uttarakhand