The proposed new labour codes could provide companies with the flexibility of four working days in a week, even as the working hours limit of 48 hours for a week will remain “sacrosanct”.
This implies that there will be longer working hours if the working days are reduced.
When and how will this be rolled out:
The Ministry of Labour and Employment is likely to complete the process to finalise the rules for four labour codes soon.
The provision of flexibility to have reduced working days of four days in the labour code rules will mean that companies will not require prior government nod to enact it.
The Labour Secretary clarified that having a reduced number of working days does not mean a cut in paid holidays.
Therefore, when the new rules will provide flexibility of four working days, it would imply three paid holidays.
The labour ministry had envisaged implementing the four labour codes from April 1 this year in one go.