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.
