Is It Legal for Off-Roll Employees to Work 12-Hour Shifts Due to High Demand?

There is a plant where off-roll employees work 12 hours daily due to the high production demand. Is it lawful or not? Please guide me!

Legal Work Hours and Exceptions

It is not legally right to engage people for more than 10 1/2 hours, including intervals of rest. However, in case of emergencies, such as people engaged for urgent repairs without which the company may find it impossible to run the shift and may even lead to a layoff, or repairs without which a disaster can happen, engagement beyond the limit is permissible.

Regards,
Madhu.T.K

Taking work from any person without entering their name in the attendance register is itself unlawful. In general, we are to take an 8-hour work form from any worker/employee. For overtime (OT), rest intervals, spread over, etc., we are to go through the applicable Acts.

Regards,
R.N. Khola
Skylark Associates | Gurgaon | Haryana | Welcome Skylark Associates

There is no such thing as 'off-roll engagement' in a manufacturing concern. This is a blatant violation of the Factories Act, and penalties would surely apply. There is no such thing as a 12-hour shift. Once discovered, this is certainly a disaster waiting to happen.

Regards,
KK