Factories Act is silent about holidays. The holidays are regulated by state enactment like Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays)Act, Kerala Industrial Establishments......Act, Karnataka...Act etc. Under different Acts different number of holidays are given. In Tamil Nadu there are 4 national holidays and 5 festival holidays. An employer can engage workers on holidays but with on one condition that they are paid twice the average wages for that day and are given a substituted holiday. As per the Act the compensatory holiday is to be within three days of such working on holiday ( it is okay if the worker is given an advance holiday at least 3 days before he works on such a holiday) but under normal circumstances workers are allowed to take the compensatory holiday within one or two months.
Madhu.T.K
Madhu.T.K