Section 14
Section 14 of the Assam Shops and Establishment Act, 2022. Where a worker is required to work in a shop or establishment beyond nine hours a day or forty eight hours a week, he shall be entitled, in respect of the overtime work, wages at the rate of twice his ordinary rate of wages.
Where a worker is required to work in a shop or establishment beyond nine hours a day or forty eight hours a week, he shall be entitled, in respect of the overtime work, wages at the rate of twice his ordinary rate of wages. The total number of overtime hours shall not exceed one hundred and twenty-five hours in a period of three months. Shift working and 15.
(1) A department or any section of a department of the overtime work shop or shift establishment may work in more than one shift at the discretion of the employer and if more than one shift are worked, the worker may be required to work in any shift at the discretion of the employer.
(2) A shop or establishment may work on all days in a week subject to the condition that every worker shall be allowed weekly holiday of at least twenty-four consecutive hours of rest.
(3) If a worker is denied weekly holiday, the compensatory leave in lieu thereof shall be given within two months of such weekly holiday.
(4) The period and hours of work in a week for all classes of workers in such shift shall be informed to all workers in writing and shall be sent to the Facilitator electronically or otherwise.
(5) Where a worker is required to work on a day of his rest, he shall be entitled to wages at the rate of twice his ordinary rate of wages. Furnishing of Identity Card to worker
Section 14, The Assam Shops and Establishment Act, 2022 (Act 3 of 2025).
Questions about Section 14
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When was the Assam Shops and Establishment Act enacted?
Assam Shops and Establishment Act was enacted in 2025 as Act 3 of 2025. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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