Overtime Hours For Factory Workers

The Supreme Court has quashed a notification, passed by the Gujarat government in April amid the coronavirus lockdown, which allowed all factories in the state to extend work shifts to up to 12 hours from the earlier eight hours and slashed overtime payment to half. The court further directed the state to pay overtime due to workers at the original...

Considering the representations of certain industries and industry associations, the Odisha government on Friday has decided to provide relaxation for industries and commercial activities and approved the 12 hours shift instead of 8 hours shift with Payment of Overtime for the period of three months during the lockdown.

Seeking to boost job creation in manufacturing sector and facilitate ease of doing business, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved a Bill to double the overtime working hours to 100 in a quarter for factory workers.

The Supreme Court has quashed a notification, passed by the Gujarat government in April amid the coronavirus lockdown, which allowed all factories in the state to extend work shifts to up to 12 hours from the earlier eight hours and slashed overtime payment to half. The court further directed the state to pay overtime due to workers at the original...

Considering the representations of certain industries and industry associations, the Odisha government on Friday has decided to provide relaxation for industries and commercial activities and approved the 12 hours shift instead of 8 hours shift with Payment of Overtime for the period of three months during the lockdown.

Seeking to boost job creation in manufacturing sector and facilitate ease of doing business, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved a Bill to double the overtime working hours to 100 in a quarter for factory workers.