India: Factory Workers Exempt from Working Hours Regulations

The Notification by the government of Karnataka relaxes the previous regulations relating to the daily and weekly working hours of all Factory workers in the state of Karnataka. This short term relaxation in working hours will allow the employers and Factory owners to opt for longer daily and weekly working hours in their Factories, providing them with an opportunity to attempt to narrow the gap in their productivity levels created due to the COVID-19 crisis, while ensuring that the Factory workers are appropriately compensated and they face no negative impact with respect to their entitlements for overtime wages.

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