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Section 6: Hours of work

Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Condition of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act,1955State Act of Punjab · Act 45 of 1955

(1) Subject to any rules that may be made under this Act, no working journalist shall be required or allowed to work in any newspaper establishment for more than one hundred and forty-four hours during any period of four consecutive weeks, exclusive of the time for meals.

(2) Every working journalist shall be allowed during any period of seven consecutive days rest for a period of not less than twenty-four consecutive hours, the period between 10 p.m. and 6 p.m. being included therein.

Explanation – For the purposes of this section, “week” means a period of seven days beginning at midnight on Saturday.

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ActWorking Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Condition of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act,1955
Section6
Marginal noteHours of work
JurisdictionState of Punjab
StatusIn force as published by the source

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