Is Cab Is Compulsory For Night Shift

If an employee works day and night, is the company liable to pay double salary for the night shift?

Dear Colleague,If the concerned employee has worked for two consecutive shifts, i.e., for sixteen hours in a row, he is entitled to double salary for 8 hours of overtime work under the Factories Act.Regards,Vinayak NagarkarHR Consultant.

**According to Section 51 and Section 59 of the Factories Act - 1948 states**“No employee is supposed to work for more than 48 hours in a week and 9 hours in a day. Any employee who works for more than this period is eligible for overtime remuneration prescribed...

Do you mean 24 hours of continuous work or a shift of eight hours from, say, 4 pm to 12 midnight? Please clarify.

Night shift working hours with rest covered under which act?Night shift working hours with rest are covered under which act?

Rest periods will be included if it is a continuous shift (i.e., 8 hours X 3 shifts per day). However, if the factory operates only in two shifts, then the rest period can be separate. For example, the 1st Shift is from 07.00 AM to 4.00 PM with a lunch interval ...

The shift working is covered in the Factories Act and in the Standing Orders as applicable to an industrial establishment.

Clarification regarding working hours for the night shift with rest hours. Is the rest hour considered as part of the working hours?

The salary can be increased more for night shift employees compared to day shift employees, but it cannot be said that the salary will be doubled for night shift employees.Regards,Tmt Aba