Working time

Standard working time, night work, overtime, rest periods, young workers.

India :: Young workers

The employment of children under the age of 14 is banned under national legislation in all spheres – accept family businesses and the entertainment industry …

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India :: Rest breaks

The minimum rest breaks that employees are entitled to are laid out in the relevant law …

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India :: Overtime

The Code on Wages, 2019, as well as the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions, 2020, require employees subject to them to be paid at twice their normal wage rate for work performed in excess of the statutory working hours …

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India :: Night work

The restrictions on night work under the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions, 2020, and the Shops and Establishments Acts for the different states are summarised below …

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India :: Working hours

An employee’s working hours will be laid down in the employment contract …

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