Ordinance to give states flexibility to raise work hours of employees

The Centre to bring an ordinance to give state governments the flexibility to increase the work hours of employees across establishments to 12 hours per day from eight hours, a move aimed at addressing the issue of labour shortage and facilitate companies to maintain social distancing once factories resume operations after lockdown imposed due to Covid-19.

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Top sources told ET that the labour ministry to bring an ordinance to enforce the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH&WC) that empowers states or ‘appropriate authority’ to notify work hours. The ordinance is being contemplated as the Code, which is in parliament, is yet to be passed.