Railway Accounts Department Examinations

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Working Hours in Workshops

  


Working Hours - Workshops 


  • Sources: 1. Chapter 3 of Rolling Stock Code (Paras 301 to 304) 

               2. The Factories Act, 1948 ( Sections 51 to 56 of Chapter 6)   

 

  • Weekly - Should not exceed 48 hours 


  • Normally 8 ½ hours per day  on week days (5 days) and 5 ½ hours on Saturday and Sunday being the Rest.  


                            Normal Working Hours - Per Week  


Week days 

(5 days)

Saturday

 (1 day)

Sunday 

 (1 day)

Total Working hours

8 ½ hours per day 

Total= 42 ½ hours

5 ½ hours

Rest


42 ½ hours + 5 ½ hours = 48 hours


  • Any departure from an 8 hour per day (6 days - 48 hours) involving payment of wages - Requires the specific sanction of the Railway Board. 

 


Period

Not to exceed

Per Day

9 Hours

Per Day - With Intervals @ ½ Hour 

(Spread over)

10 ½ Hours

Per Week 

48 Hours

Without Interval (½ hour) in a Day

5 Hours

 

  • Weekly holiday - Sunday.  


  • If Sunday is a working day, workers should have a holiday for a whole day  on one of the 3 days immediately before or after the Sunday.   

 

Exemption from the Above Conditions:  


  •  On some occasions, certain staff can be exempted. 

 

  • In the opinion of “The Occupier of the Factory”  (The GM can appoint CWM or any other Officer as “The Occupier of the Factory” in order to fulfill the relevant provisions of “The Factories Act, 1948” 

 

  • Sanction of the concerned State Government should be obtained through the GM. 

 

  • Section 64 of the Factories Act, 1948 


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