The Government of Himachal Pradesh on March 15, 2024, issued amendments to the Himachal Pradesh Excise Bonded Warehouses Rules, 1987.
The following amendments have been stated:
• A new sub-rule 6 (2) after sub-rule 6 (1) under rule 6 shall be added as under:
6(2) “The government gazetted holidays to the government staff posted in such Bottling Plants, Distillery, Brewery be allowed as per the Factory Act 1948 along with the compensatory leave as mentioned in the Act ibid. The provisions of the act ibid have been mentioned as below:
o Weekly hours - No adult worker shall be required or allowed to work in a factory for more than forty-eight hours in any 52 weeks.
o Weekly holidays - (1) No adult worker shall be required or allowed to work in a factory on the first day of the week (hereinafter referred to as the said day), unless—
o He has or will have a holiday for a whole day on one of the three days immediately before or after the said day, and
o The manager of the factory has, before the said day or the substituted day under clause (a), whichever is earlier,
o Delivered a notice at the office of the Inspector of his intention to require the worker to work on the said day and of the day which is to be substituted, and
o Displayed a notice to that effect in the factory: Provided that no substitution shall be made which will result in any worker working for more than ten days consecutively without a holiday for a whole day.
This notification will come into force from April 01, 2024.
[Notification No 7-232/2024EXN- 7039]
