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Mumbai: The Maharashtra Cabinet has increased the maximum daily working hours for private sector employees from the existing nine hours to 10 hours. The government has approved amendments in the laws. According to the official statement, the move is aimed at attracting investment, creating employment and protecting the rights of workers.
The cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis approved the changes suggested by the central task force. With this, Maharashtra has now joined states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura, where such reforms have already been implemented.
This information was given by the government
A statement issued by the government said that these amendments will be made in the Factory Act, 1948 and the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Service Conditions) Act 2017. After the amendments, industries will be allowed to work without interruption during high demand or shortage of workers, while it will also be ensured that workers get proper compensation for overtime. Under this, the limit of daily working hours in industries will be increased from nine to 12 hours.
Overtime has also been increased
At the same time, rest time will be available after six hours instead of five hours. The legal overtime limit will be increased from 115 hours to 144 hours per quarter and written consent of the workers will be mandatory for this. Weekly working hours will also be increased from 10 and a half hours to 12. Similarly, under the amended Shops and Establishments Act, daily working hours will be increased from nine to 10 hours, overtime limit from 125 to 144 hours and emergency duty hours will be increased to 12 hours. These changes will apply to establishments with 20 or more workers. Establishments with less than twenty workers will no longer require a registration certificate, but they will only have to inform the officials under the information process.
Amendment in the law will promote employment
According to the government, this step will ease business, attract new investments, promote employment and also ensure improvement in the wage protection and rights of workers. This also includes paying double wages for overtime. The Labour Department presented this proposal to the Cabinet last week. The department says that the proposed changes will provide a more comfortable working environment, especially for women, and will address the long-standing concerns of employees and employers.
