(1) Every employer shall take such measures relating to the health and safety of the worker including cleanliness, lighting, ventilation and prevention of fire as may be prescribed.
(2) Every employer shall be responsible for providing constant adequate supervision of the worker employed in the shop or establishment and to ensure the compliance with the rules relating to health and safety made under sub-section (1) and for taking steps necessary to prevent accidents.
Fixing of 12. Subject to the other provisions of this Act, no worker shall be hours of work. required or allowed to work in any shop or establishment for more than nine hours in any day and forty-eight hours in a week. No worker shall be compelled to work continuously for more than five hours unless he has been given a break of not less than half an hour:
Provided that, the working hours or weekly holiday may be relaxed In case of work of urgent nature with the previous permission of the Inspector.
Prohibition of 13. (1) No woman worker shall be discriminated In the matter of discrimination of women. recruitment, training, transfer or promotion or wages.
(2) .No woman worker shall be required or allowed to work In any establishment except between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.:
Provided that, where the Inspector or any person, authorized by it in this behalf, is satisfied that the provisions of shelter, rest room, night creche, ladies toilet, adequate protection of dignity, honour and safety, protection from sexual harassment, and their transportation from the shop or [PART IV
PART IV] GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, EX., 07-03-2019 4-11 establishment to the door step of their residence exists in such shop or establishment, it may, by order, after obtaining the consent of the woman worker, allow her to work between 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. subject to such conditions as may be specified in the order.
14. The spread-over of a worker in any shop or establishment shall not Spread-over d d h If h . d d . k d . h of hours ofexcee ten an a ours III any ay, an III case a wor er entruste Wit kwor.
intermittent nature of work or urgent work, the spread-over shall not exceed twelve hours.
15. 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.
Payment of wages for overtime.