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Working Hours and

Leave
Abdullah Mohammad Sharif

World University of Bangladesh

 Learning Objectives

Understand the rules Classify leave that

regarding working hour and workers are entitled to
overtime

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 Daily working hour

No adult worker shall

ordinarily work or be
required to work in an
establishment for more
than 8 (eight) hours in
a day

Provided that subject to the provisions of section 108, any such worker may work in an
establishment upto 10 (ten) hours also in a day.

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 Weekly working hours

No adult worker shall Subject to the provisions

ordinarily work or be of section 108, an adult
required to work in an worker may work for more
establishment for more than than 48 (forty-eight) hours
48 (forty-eight) hours in a also in a week
week Provided that the total working hours of
such worker shall not exceed 60 (sixty)
hours in a week, and on the average 56
(fifty-six) hours per week in a year

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 Extra-allowance for overtime
Where a worker works for more hours than the hours fixed under this
Act in an establishment on any day or in a week he shall, for
overtime work, be entitled to allowance at the rate of twice his
ordinary rate of basic wage and dearness allowance and ad-hoc or
interim wage, if any
Where any worker is paid on a piece rate basis in an establishment,
the employer may, for requirement of this section, in consultation
with the representatives of the workers, fix time rates as nearly as
possible equivalent to the average rates of earnings of those workers

For ensuring compliance with the provisions of this section, the

Government may, by rules, prescribe the register to be maintained by
an establishment

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 Interval for rest or meal
In an establishment no worker shall be liable to

Work for more than 6 (six) hours
in a day, unless he is given an
interval of 1 (one) hour for rest
or meal during that day
Work for more than 8 (eight)
hours in a day, unless he is
given 1 (one) interval under
clause (a) or 2 (two) intervals
under clause (b) for the said
purpose during that day

Work for more than 5 (five) hours The Government shall, by rules,
in a day, unless he is given an prescribe the working and rest
interval of half an hour for the hours for various factories
said purpose during that day wherein the workers are engaged
in physically hazardous and
laborious work including
construction, re-rolling, steel-
mills, ship breaking and welding
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 Weekly holiday
Every worker employed in an establishment
Shall be entitled to 1 (one
and a half) day holiday in a
week in the case of a shop
or commercial or industrial
establishment and 1 (one)
day in a week in the case of
a factory establishment
Shall be entitled to one day
of twenty four consecutive
hours holiday in a week in
the case of road transport
establishment, and no
deduction shall be made from
his wages on account of such
holidays
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 Night shift
Where the shift work of an adult worker in an establishment extends beyond midnight

For the requirement of The following day for him

section 103, a holiday for a shall mean 24 (twenty-four)
whole day for the worker consecutive hours beginning
shall mean 24 (twenty-four) from the end of his shift,
consecutive hours beginning and the hours he has worked
from the end of his shift; after midnight shall be
and counted to the hours of his
works of the previous day

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 Others

Limited hours
of work for
Notice of
woman
hours of work
No woman worker shall, without her consent, be
In every establishment a notice showing the time
allowed to work in an establishment between 10
clearly in writing when the adult workers employed
O’CLOCK at night and 6 O’CLOCK in the morning
therein are required to work shall be displayed in
accordance with the provisions of section 337 and
correctly maintained in the establishment
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 What’s your
understanding?
Review for 5 minutes before you go to the
next topic.

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Remember the
rules?

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Welcome
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 Casual leave

Every worker shall be entitled to casual leave for 10 (ten) days with full wages in a
calendar year, and if such leave is not availed for any reason, it shall not be
accumulated and the leave of any year shall not be availed in the succeeding year

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 Sick leave
No such leave shall be granted
unless a registered medical
Except a newspaper worker, practitioner appointed by the
every worker shall be employer or, in the absence of
entitled to sick leave with such, any other registered
full wages for 14 medical practitioner,
(fourteen) days in certifies that the worker is
calendar year ill and requires leave for
treatment
Every newspaper worker Such leave shall not be
shall be entitled to sick accumulated and carried
leave with half wages for forward to the succeeding
not less than one- years
eighteenth of the period of
his service

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 Annual leave with wages
Every adult worker who has
completed 1 (one) year of
continuous service in an If any holiday occurs into the
establishment shall be allowed leave granted under this section
during the following period of shall be included in such leave
12 (twelve) months’ leave with
wages for days calculated on the
basis of the works of the If a worker does not, in any
preceding 12 (twelve) months at period of 12 (twelve) months,
the following rate take the leave either in whole
1 (one) day for every 18 or in part, to which he is
(eighteen) days of work, in the entitled under sub-sections (1)
case of a shop or commercial or or (2), such leave shall be
industrial establishment or added to the leave which he is
factory or road transport entitled to in the succeeding
establishment period of 12 (twelve) months

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 Annual leave with wages

Notwithstanding anything If a worker applies for

contained in sub-section earned leave and is refused
(4), an adult worker shall by the employer for any
cease to earn any leave reason, such refused leave
under this section, when the shall be added to the credit
earned leave due to him of such worker beyond the
amounts to (a) 40 (forty) limit mentioned in sub-
days in the case of a section (5) or (6).
factory or road transport
establishment

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 Festival holidays

Every worker shall be allowed in a calendar year 11 (eleven) days

of festival holiday with wages

The employer shall fix the day and dates of such leave in such
manner as may be prescribed by rules

A worker may be required to work on any festival holiday, but 2

(two) days compensatory holidays with wages and a substitute
holiday shall be provided for him in accordance with the provisions
of section 103

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 Calculation of payment
For the leave or holidays allowed to a worker under this Act, he shall be paid
at the rate equal to the daily average of his full time wages, dearness
allowances, and ad-hoc or interim wage, if any, except any overtime allowance
and bonus for the days on which he worked during the month immediately
preceding his leave

Provided that if a worker in any establishment is entitled to cash in lieu of

any advantage of supply of food grains, it shall be included in his wages

If an adult worker is allowed annual leave for a period of not less than 4
(four) days and an adolescent worker for period of not less than 5 (five)
days, at a time, he shall, in so far as it is practicable, be paid his wages
for the period of the leave so allowed, before his leave begins

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Thank you!

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Clarify your
idea regarding
leave!

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