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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Factories Act, 1948 Section 57

NIGHT SHIFTS Where a worker in a factory works on a shift which extends beyond midnight,

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Factories Act, 1948 Section 57 is part of Factories Act, 1948 - NIGHT SHIFTS Where a worker in a factory works on a shift which extends beyond midnight,. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

a) for the purposes of sections 52-and53-, a holiday for a whole day shall mean in his case a period of twenty-four consecutive hours beginning when his shift ends; ( b) the following day for him shall be deemed to be the period of twenty-four hours beginning when such shift ends, and the hours he has worked after midnight shall be counted in the previous day.

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What does Factories Act, 1948 Section 57 provide?

Section Section 57 of the Factories Act, 1948 (NIGHT SHIFTS Where a worker in a factory works on a shift which extends beyond midnight,) is reproduced on this page as part of the Factories Act, 1948. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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