WORKING HOURS OF ADULTS:

•Weekly Hours: < 48 hours

•Weekly Holidays : at least 1 holiday in a week, substitute holidays
•Compensatory Holidays
ANNUAL LEAVE WITH WAGES
•Daily Hours : < 9 hours
Annual leave with wages
•Intervals for rest : at least half an hour•Spread Over•Night Shifts
Wages during leave period
• Prohibition of Overlapping Shifts : not more than 2 continuous shift Working hours
Payment in advance in certain cases
• Extra wages for overtime : wages at the rate of twice at his ordinary
Mode of Recovery of unpaid wages
rate of wages for overtime
Power to make rules
• Notice of period of work

In great Britain, the second half of the 18thcentury, there was a

rapid growth of industrialtowns & factories.
As it was started without planning, they employedthe women as
well as their children in factories whoneeded to work for more
than 12 hours a day.
Introduction Some of the employees took initiative to implementlabour
lagislations, Facories Act came into existencein 1819
RESTRICTION ON EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN & CHILDREN:•Work
between 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. only•Strictly restriction for women for
After some modifications, the final amended ofFactories Act
employmentbetween 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.•Employment of women in night Restriction took place in 1948.
shift is permittedonly in the case of fish-curring and fish-canning

Factory Act and Rules

FACTORIES ACT IN INDIA:In India, the First factories Act was passed in FACTORIES ACT INCLUDES:
1881.This Act was basically designed to protect childrenand to provide Health

few measures for health and safety ofthe workers.This law was Safety

Factory Act in india applicable to only those factories, whichemployed 100 or more

Welfare
OFFENCESA court can take cognizance of the offence only whenthe workers.In 1891 another Factories Act was passed whichextended to Working
Hours Of Adults
complaint is made within 3 months of the date onwhich the alleged the factories employee 50 or more workers. Annual Leave With wages

commission of the offence came tothe knowledge of the inspector, but

where the offenceconsist of disobeying a written order made by Offences
anInspector, complaint may be made within 6 monthsof the
commission of the offence

PENALTIES:
General penalties for offence
Penalty for the contravention of Provisions Relating toHazardous
process
Penalty for obstructing Inspector
Penalty for wrongfully Disclosing Results of AnalysisPenalty relating Penalties
to casing of new machinery
Penalties for Offences by workers & Parents
Penalty for offence by a medical practitioner
Penalty for employing child labour

OBJECTIVES:The main objective of Factories Act, 1948 is to ensure

adequatesafety measures and to promote the health and safety
andwelfare of the workers employed in factories. The act also
makesprovisions regarding employment of women and young
persons(including children & adolescents), annual leave with wages
Objective etc.The Act extended to whole of India including Jammu & Kashmirand
covers all manufacturing processes and establishmentsfalling within
the definitions of “factory” as defined u/s 2(m) ofthe act. Unless
otherwise provided it is also applicable tofactories belonging to
Central/State Government