Limitation of hours of work
Section 132 of the Railways Act, 1989 deals with limitation of hours of work. A railway servant whose employment is essentially intermittent shall not be employed for more than seventy-five hours in any week. The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1990.
(1) A railway servant whose employment is essentially intermittent shall not be employed for more than seventy-five hours in any week.
(2) A railway servant whose employment is continuous shall not be employed for more than fifty-four hours a week on an average in a two-weekly period of fourteen days.
(3) A railway servant whose employment is intensive shall not be employed for more than forty-five hours a week on an average in a two-weekly period of fourteen days.
(4) Subject to such rules as may be prescribed, temporary exemptions of railway servants from the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) may be made by the prescribed authority if it is of opinion that such temporary exemptions are necessary to avoid serious interference with the ordinary working of the railway or in cases of accident, actual or threatened, or when urgent work is required to be done to the railway or to rolling stock or in any emergency which could not have been foreseen or prevented, or in other cases of exceptional pressure of work:
Provided that where such exemption results in the increase of hours of employment of a railway servant referred to in any of the sub-sections, he shall be paid overtime at not less than two times his ordinary rate of pay for the excess hours of work.
Section 132, The Railways Act, 1989 (Act 24 of 1989).
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Questions about Section 132
What does Section 132 of the Railways Act deal with?
Section 132 of the Railways Act is headed "Limitation of hours of work". A railway servant whose employment is essentially intermittent shall not be employed for more than seventy-five hours in any week.
How do I find court cases under Section 132 of the Railways Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Railways Act 1989 132, section 132 Railways Act 1989, section 132 of the Railways Act. People searching for it also type 132 railway act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 132 of the Railways Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently GSR 75 Railway Servants (Hours of Employment) Rules 1961 (2005).
When did Section 132 of the Railways Act come into force?
Section 132 of the Railways Act, cited as Railways Act 1989 132, came into force on 01 Jul 1990, having been enacted on 03 Jun 1989. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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