Hi Sudipto
Restrictions on the working hours of employees in Commercial Establishments under the Bombay Shops & Establishments Act, 1948:
a. Commercial establishment are not allowed to be opened earlier than a.m. and closed later than p.m. in a day [Section 13]
b. An employee in a shop or commercial establishment cannot be required or allowed to work for more than 9 hours in a day and 48 hours in a week. [Section 14]
c. He must be allowed an interval of rest of at least one hour after five hours of continuous work [Section 15]
d. His spread-over cannot exceed 11 hours in a day. [Subsection 16 & 17]
e. Every shop and commercial establishment must remain closed on one day of the week. No deduction can be made from the wages of any employee in a shop or commercial establishment on account of any day on which it has so remained closed. [Section 18]
Note: The above restrictions can be relaxed in certain circumstances as under:
A written permission from the Labour Commissioner is required to get the exemptions under section 13, 14, 15, 18 & 33(3) as under:
Provision of Act under section 13, 14, 15, 18, 33(3) for
Software and
Information Technology Establishments including Customer Services Care Centers operating through computer in Maharashtra State subject to the following terms and conditions, namely:
General Conditions:
(i) Written letters shall be taken from each of the concerned software industrial establishment that, all the special conditions are acceptable to them;
(ii) If any of these conditions are violated, the permission for that specific industrial establishment will be deemed to have been automatically cancelled.
Special Conditions:
Section 13:
Unconditional exemption for opening and closing hours of Establishment.
Section 14:
(i) No employee shall be required or allowed to work in any establishment for more than 9 hours in any day and 48 hours in any week;
(ii) Overtime as prescribed in section 63 of the said Act, will be paid for work in excess of limit of hours of work;
Section 15:
Each employee will be given interval for a rest for half an hour after continuous working of 5 hours.
Section 18:
(i) Every employee shall be given one day holiday in a week without making any deductions from the wages on account thereof;
(ii) All employees shall be provided work alternatively.
Section 33(3):
(i) Special arrangement should be made for protection of Female employees working before am and after pm including transport;
(ii) Female employees should be provided job jointly or in group;
(iii) Arrangement of rest room and lockers should be made for women employees
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