Dear All, I want to know how many days should be worked in a week for the "weekly off" required under the Factory Act. If anybody has joined a company on Friday, will they get rest on Sunday? The factory is closed only on Sunday in a week.
Under the Factories Act, one day off in a week of 7 days is a must. In this case, the factory is closed only on Sunday in a week, and the employee has joined on a Friday. Therefore, the employee will work on Friday and Saturday, and then Sunday will be the weekly off. From next week onwards, there will be no issue.
One needs to work 6 days or a minimum of 48 hours prior to the weekly off day. Furthermore, every establishment follows different rules to administer leave, holidays, the weekly holiday, compensatory off, and National & Festival holidays as per their registration under the act.
Dear colleague, ordinarily, for six days of work (actual work and authorized leave), one weekly off is mandatory under the FA/Rules. If somebody joins on any day during the week, they will get a weekly off as the factory remains closed on the weekly off day.
Regards, Vinayak Nagarkar HR and Employee Relations Consultant
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