New Delhi, March 02: The maximum working hours in Offices could be increased to 12 hours. The new rule could start in from April 1.
As per Reports, the Central government is bringing a series of new rules which would affect the working population. It is all part of the changes introduced in the Wages Code Bill which was passed in Parliament last year.
According to the new law, 15-30 minutes of extra work done would qualify as overtime. The new rules also state that employees would have to be given a break of half an hour after every five hours of work.
In addition to this, there may be significant changes in the provident fund and gratuity.
Under the new rules, allowances would be a maximum of 50 per cent of the total salary. This will result in mandatory changes in an employee's salary structure.
The basic salary would be 50 per cent or more than the total salary. Increasing PF and gratuity will also increase the cost of companies as their contribution towards these would increase proportionately. (Inputs from ZMB)
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