How the Maharashtra Amendment Act Empowers Women and Boosts Factory Flexibility

The Factories (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2015

These amendments by the Maharashtra State Government to the Principal Act of 1948 are a welcome step.

- Permitting women employees to work in factories during night shifts will not only promote gender equality but also lead to women's empowerment.
- The relaxation of compliance with respect to Sections 51 (Weekly hours), 52 (Weekly holidays), 54 (Daily hours), and 56 (Spread over) during exceptional pressure of work will bring much-needed flexibility in the functioning of the factories.
- Factory workers would become entitled to leave by working only for 90 days instead of the longer period of 240 days.

Read more: http://Street HR - Labour Law Diary:...5 - Highlights

The Factories (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2015

These amendments by the Maharashtra State Government to the Principal Act of 1948 are a welcome step. Permitting women employees to work in factories during night shifts will not only promote gender equality but also lead to women's empowerment.

The relaxation of compliance with respect to Sections 51 (Weekly hours), 52 (Weekly holidays), 54 (Daily hours), and 56 (Spread over) during exceptional pressure of work will bring much-needed flexibility in the functioning of the factories. The factory workers would become entitled to leave by working only for 90 days instead of the longer period of 240 days.

Read more: http://Street HR - Labour Law Diary:...5 - Highlights

There is no relaxation on 51, 52, 54, 55. There is only a provision that the relaxation can be made. We need to wait and see if and when and to what extent such relaxation will be notified.