Delhi Shops And Establishement Act, 1954

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I have covered few points regarding SHOPS AND ESTABLISHEMENT ACT 1954. Hope u will find it useful.



THE DELHI SHOPS & ESTABLISHMENT ACT, 1954.

• No adult shall be employed or allowed to work about the business of an establishment for more than nine hours on any day or 48 hours in any week .
• No person shall work about the business of an establishment or two or more establishments or an establishment and a factory in excess of the period during which he may be lawfully employed under this Act.

• The period of work of an adult employee in an establishment each day shall be so fixed that no period of continuous work shall exceed five hours and that no employee shall be required or allowed to work for more than five hours before he had an interval for rest and meals of at least half an hour

• Every shop and commercial establishment shall remain closed on a close day. In addition to the close day every shop and commercial establishment shall remain closed on three of the National holidays each year as the Government may by notification in the Official Gazette specify.

• Every person employed in an establishment shall be entitled :

• after every twelve months', continuous employment, to privilege leave for a total period of not less than fifteen days

• in every year, to sickness or casual leave for a total period of not less than twelve days.

• Provided that

• an employee who has completed a period of four months in continuous employment, shall be entitled to not less than five days privilege leave for every such completed period; and

• an employee who has completed a period of one month in continuous employment, shall be entitled to not less than one day's casual leave for every month.

• No employer shall dispense with the services of an employee who has been in his continuous employment for not less than three months, without giving such person at least one months' notice in writing or wages in lieu of such notice. Provided that such notice shall not be necessary where services of such employee are dispensed with for misconduct, after giving him an opportunity to explain the charge or charges against him in writing.

• No employee who has put in 3 months' continuous service shall terminate his employment unless he has given to his employer a notice, of at least one month, in writing. In case he fails to give one month's notice he will be released from his employment on payment of an amount equal to one month's pay.

KATYANA

Originally Posted by katyana

Dear friends,

I have covered few points regarding SHOPS AND ESTABLISHEMENT ACT 1954. Hope u will find it useful.



THE DELHI SHOPS & ESTABLISHMENT ACT, 1954.

• No adult shall be employed or allowed to work about the business of an establishment for more than nine hours on any day or 48 hours in any week .
• No person shall work about the business of an establishment or two or more establishments or an establishment and a factory in excess of the period during which he may be lawfully employed under this Act.

• The period of work of an adult employee in an establishment each day shall be so fixed that no period of continuous work shall exceed five hours and that no employee shall be required or allowed to work for more than five hours before he had an interval for rest and meals of at least half an hour

• Every shop and commercial establishment shall remain closed on a close day. In addition to the close day every shop and commercial establishment shall remain closed on three of the National holidays each year as the Government may by notification in the Official Gazette specify.

• Every person employed in an establishment shall be entitled :

• after every twelve months', continuous employment, to privilege leave for a total period of not less than fifteen days

• in every year, to sickness or casual leave for a total period of not less than twelve days.

• Provided that

• an employee who has completed a period of four months in continuous employment, shall be entitled to not less than five days privilege leave for every such completed period; and

• an employee who has completed a period of one month in continuous employment, shall be entitled to not less than one day's casual leave for every month.

• No employer shall dispense with the services of an employee who has been in his continuous employment for not less than three months, without giving such person at least one months' notice in writing or wages in lieu of such notice. Provided that such notice shall not be necessary where services of such employee are dispensed with for misconduct, after giving him an opportunity to explain the charge or charges against him in writing.

• No employee who has put in 3 months' continuous service shall terminate his employment unless he has given to his employer a notice, of at least one month, in writing. In case he fails to give one month's notice he will be released from his employment on payment of an amount equal to one month's pay.

KATYANA