A PROJECT REPORT ON “HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE AS PER THE FACTORIES ACT 1948”

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Working Hours of Adults As per the Chapter VI of the Factories Act 1948, provisions are to be made in a factory with respect to and to ensure that working hours of the Adult Workers in any case should not exceed the permissible limits. The below are the details study done by the researcher in respect to the above aspect in Mazagon Dock Limited:Sec 51 – Maximum working hours per week is forty-eight hours Sec 52 – A holiday for a whole day on the first day of the week Sec 53 – Compensatory Holiday Sec 54 – Daily Hours Sec 55 – Intervals for rest Sec 56 – Spreadover Sec 57 – Night Shifts Sec 58 – Prohibition of overlapping of shifts Sec 59 – Extra wages for overtime Sec 60 – Restriction on double employment Sec 61 – Notice of periods of work for adults Sec 62 – Register of adult workers Sec 66 – Further restrictions on employment of women Researcher has referred Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) between Management of Mazagon Dock Limited and Nine Union representatives of Mazagon Dock Limited which is prepared according to the provisions made under Sec 2(P), read with Sec 18(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 which is a handbook for every worker employed in the organization on the payroll. Researcher has found following facts after referring to the MoS:Sec 51 – Page 41 of 114


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