Maharashtra Cabinet Proposes Longer Work Hours in Private Sector

Quick Summary:

• Maharashtra’s cabinet has approved amendments to increase maximum daily working hours for private sector employees from 9 to 10 hours.
• Changes will align the state with similar reforms in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Tripura.
• Amendments target easing business operations while ensuring workers’ rights are safeguarded through proper overtime compensation.
• Key updates include:

– Increase in work hours: industries’ daily limits raised from 9 to 12 hours with rest breaks extended after six hours rather of five.
– Legal overtime cap increased from 115 to 144 hours per quarter (with mandatory worker consent).
– Weekly working hour limit extended from the previous cap of approximately ~10.5 Inc Staff earlier refs emr_limit “` smaller-level refined