The Himachal Pradesh Government has notified public holiday to the workers in Factories, Industries and Commercial Establishment situated in Himachal Pradesh on the specified dates for the General Elections in the Legislative Assemblies throughout the State of Goa, Manipur, Uttrakhand, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
🏷️ Himachal Pradesh Factories RulesAs per the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Himachal Pradesh Amendment Act, 2020, the Act will apply to every establishment in which thirty or more workmen are employed or were employed on any day of the preceding twelve months as contract labour.
🏷️ Himachal Pradesh Contract Labour RulesThe factories registered under the Factories Act, are allowed to have extended working hours not more than 12 hours on any day and 72 hours in any week for three months.
🏷️ Himachal Pradesh Factories RulesHere is a snapshot of various leave rules as per the Himachal Pradesh Shops & Establishments Act.
Item | Qty | Remarks |
Annual / Privileged / Earned Leave (AL/PL/EL) | 18 days | |
Casual Leave (CL) | 7 days | |
Sick Leave (SL) | 7 days | |
Maximum AL/PL that can be carried forward | 30 Days | |
Working hours in a day | 9 | |
Total hours in a week | 48 | |
Rest Interval | 30 minutes | Rest after 5 hours of work |
Himachal Pradesh is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the eleven mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks and extensive river systems. Himachal Pradesh shares borders with the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to the north, and the states of Punjab to the west, Haryana to the southwest, and Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to the south. The state shares a border to the east with the Tibet Autonomous Region in China.