Login

Sign Up

Create an account to access the Law Library, all latest notifications, Minimum Wages & other events.

Factories Act

Chapter VI - Working Hours of Adults

Section 55: Intervals for rest

(1) The periods of work of adult workers in a factory each day shall be so fixed that no period shall exceed five hours and that no worker shall work for more than five hours before he has had an interval for rest of at least half an hour.
(2) The State Government or, subject to the control of the State Government, the Chief Inspector, may, by written order and for the reasons specified therein, exempt any factory from the provisions of sub-section (1) so however that the total number of hours worked by a worker without an interval does not exceed six.

Related Keywords

Change in Shift System

Change In Working Hours or Holidays

Conditions of Service

Hours of Work / Working Hours

Rest Intervals