| Purpose & Object |
Factories Act, 1948 has been enacted to regulate the working conditions in factories and to ensure provision of the basic minimum requirements for safety, health and welfare of the workers as well as to regulate the working hours, leave, holidays, employment of children, women, etc. |
| Applicability |
- Factories Act, 1948 extends to whole of India.
- It applies to factories as defined under the Act.
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| Coverage |
- Any premises including the precincts thereof where 10 or more workers are or were working on any day of the preceding 12 months and in any part of which a manufacturing process is being carried on with the aid of power or is ordinarily so carried on; or
- Any premises including the precincts thereof where 20 or more workers are or were working on any day of the preceding 12 months and in any part of which a manufacturing process is being carried on without the aid of power or is ordinarily so carried on
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| Working Conditions in Factories |
Categories of Workers |
Adult Workers |
Adolescent |
Children |
| Working Conditions |
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Men |
Women |
Male |
Female |
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| Hours of Work |
Not more than 9 hours in a day and 48 hours in any week |
Not more than 9 hours in a day and 48 hours in any week |
Not more than 9 hours in a day and 48 hours in any week |
Not more than 9 hours in a day and 48 hours in any week |
Not more than 4½ hours in a day |
| Working Hours |
Any time |
Between 6 A.M. and 7 P.M
State Governments may modify the limit by notification; but in no case, any women may be employed between 10 P.M. and 5 A.M. |
Having Certificate of Fitness to work in a factory and having attained the age of 17 years: Any time
Having Certificate of Fitness to work in a factory but not having attained the age of 17 years: between 6 A.M. and 7 P.M. |
Between 6 A.M. and 7 P.M.
State Governments may modify the limit by notification; but in no case, any female adolescent may be employed between 10 P.M. and 5 A.M. |
For male child:
Between 6 A.M. and 10 P.M.
For female child:
Between 8 A.M. and 7 P.M.
No child is permitted to work during night |
| Overtime |
In case of more than 9 hours of work in any day or 48 hours in any week, the worker shall be entitled to overtime wages at the rate of twice his ordinary rate of wages |
In case of more than 9 hours of work in any day or 48 hours in any week, the worker shall be entitled to overtime wages at the rate of twice his ordinary rate of wages |
In case of more than 9 hours of work in any day or 48 hours in any week, the worker shall be entitled to overtime wages at the rate of twice his ordinary rate of wages |
In case of more than 9 hours of work in any day or 48 hours in any week, the worker shall be entitled to overtime wages at the rate of twice his ordinary rate of wages |
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| Interval |
At least ½ hour break after every 5 hours of continuous work |
At least ½ hour break after every 5 hours of continuous work |
At least ½ hour break after every 5 hours of continuous work |
At least ½ hour break after every 5 hours of continuous work |
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Services We Offer
We are Industrial Consultants and at FuturAgeSM, we provide following services in compliance to the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948:
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Providing day to day consultancy on matters pertaining to the Act; |
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Obtaining Registration of factories under the Act; |
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Appeal to Central Government / State Government against refusal to grant permission to site, construction or extension of a factory or to the registration and licensing of a factory by State Government / Chief Inspector; |
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Assistance in issuing Identity Cards to workers; |
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Preparation & Submission of notices with Chief Inspector as and when required under the Act; |
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Assistance in complying the duties of occupier / manufacturer as prescribed under the Act; |
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Assistance in complying various provisions of the Act related to safety, health & welfare of the workers; |
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Ensuring / Assistance in complying various provisions of the Act related to disclosures, notices, displays etc.; |
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Preparation & Maintenance of various Registers & Records as provide under the like Register of Adult Workers, Register of Child Workers Register of Compensatory Holiday, Humidity Register, Register of Wages, Register of Leave with wages, etc.; |
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Preparation & Submissions of various forms, returns & reports from time to time as prescribed under the Act; |
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Replying / satisfying Show Cause Notices; |
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Representing occupier / manufacturer before Inspector; |
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Assistance at the time of inspection and search of any factory by Inspector; |
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Representing occupier / manufacturer at the enquiries conducted by the inspector; |
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Drafting & filing of appeal to Appellate Authority; |
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Representing occupier / manufacturer before Appellate Authority. |
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