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Ordinance to increase work hours
May 25 , 2020
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- The Central Government is to pass an ordinance that will allow state governments to increase the flexibility of work hours of employees.
- The ordinance will address the issue of shortage of labours.
- It will facilitate the companies to maintain social distancing.
- Also, it will enforce code on Occupational Safety, Working Conditions and Health.
- The code empowers states to notify work hours.
- Currently, the prescribed working hours of labours according to the act is 8 hours a day.
- The State Governments cannot amend laws that are under center’s list.
- It shall only work on state and concurrent list.
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