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New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu assembly Friday passed a Bill seeking amendment in the Factories Act, 1948, extending the daily working hours from 8 to 12 hours...
Addressing the media after the assembly session Friday, Labour minister C..
How DMK show Ungalil Oruvan-Bathilgal is helping CM get closer to voters. 12 hours only if labourers accept . CPM MLA Nagai Mali, while speaking to the media after the session, said that the Bill negates the labourers struggle which ensured them a 8-hour working day, and added that it was in favour of corporate companies...
Representations are being received from many industries and industry associations by the State Government, to bring out working hour reforms, by making statutory provision for flexible working hours, citing the number of benefits it can bring for workers especially to women employees, the industry and the economy as a whole, Ganesan said...
The new section states: Notwithstanding anything contained in section 64 or section 65, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette exempt, subject to such conditions and restrictions, if any, and for such period or periods as may be specified in the notification, any factory or group or class or description of factories, from any or all of the provisions of sections 51 (weekly hours), 52 (weekly holidays), 54 (daily working hours), 55 (period of work or intervals for rest), 56 (spreadover or daily working hours including intervals shouldnt be spreadover more than 10.5 hours) and 59 (wages for working overtime) of this Act or the rules made thereunder...
