Is a National Holiday Counted in the 10-Day Work Rule Under the Factories Act, 1948?

Does the National/General Holiday considered as a holiday in compliance with 10 days of continuous working as per sub-section (1) of section 52 of the Factories Act, 1948?

Please advise.

Hi Mr. Bhuvnesh Singh,

Yes, it can be considered because the above-mentioned section states that workers should not work more than ten days consecutively without a whole day off. However, the employer has to provide a compensatory holiday for a worker who did not get a weekly off due to working on that particular day (Sunday).

With Regards, Mr. Thumbs Up

Dear Mr. Singh,

Greetings for the day.

Yes, national holidays can be clubbed with general holidays, which makes 7 general holidays and 3 national holidays, totaling 10 holidays.

Thanks & Regards,

From,
Sumit Kumar Saxena

There are 2 rules that apply.

The original rule is that every person will be given a weekly off after every 6 days of work. In case he works on that weekly off, he would be entitled to a compensatory off within 3 days before or after the weekly off. The presence of a national holiday in the middle does not entitle you to deny the weekly off.

The second rule is actually a clarification of the above that you cannot have someone work for more than 10 days without a break.