(1) Every employee in any establishment shall be allowed in each week a holiday of one whole day:
Provided that, nothing in this sub-section shall apply to any employee whose total, period of employment in the week, including any days spent on authorised leave is less than six days.
(2) The Government may, by notification, require in respect of any specified class of establishments that every employee therein shall be allowed in each week an additional holiday of one half-day commencing at such hour in the afternoon as may be fixed by the Government.
(3) The Government may, for the purposes of subsection (2), fix different hours for different classes of establishments or for different areas or for different times of the year.
Spread over of periods of work.
Holidays.
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(4) No deduction shall be made from the wages of any employee in an establishment on account of any day or part of a day on which a holiday has been allowed in accordance with this section and if such employee is employed on the basis that he would not ordinarily receive wages for such day or part of a day, he shall none the less be paid for such day or part of a day the wages he would have drawn, had the holiday not been allowed on that day or part of a day.
(5) It shall not be lawful for the employer to call an employee at or for the employee to go to, his establishment or any other place for any work in connection with the business of his establishment on any day or part of a day on which a holiday has been allowed in accordance with this section.
CHAPTER-V.
Employment of Women, Children and Young Persons.
20. No Child shall be required or allowed to work in any establishment.
21. No young person shall be required or allowed to work in any establishment before 6 a.m. and after 7 p.m.
22. Notwithstanding anything in this Act, no young person shall be required or allowed to work in any establishment for more than 7 hours in any day and forty-two hours in any week nor shall such person be allowed to work overtime.
23. No Woman employee shall be required or allowed to work in any establishment before 6-00 a.m. and after 8-30 p.m.
24. The periods of absence from duty in respect of which a women employee is entitled to maternity benefit under section 25, shall be treated as authorised absence from Children not to work in establishment.
Special provision for young persons.
Daily and weekly hours of work for young persons.
Special provision for women.
Maternity leave.
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25. Every woman who has been for a period of not less than six months preceding the date of her delivery in continuous employment of the same employer whether in the same or different shops or commercial establishments, shall be entitled to receive from her employer for the period of–
(a) six weeks immediately preceding the day of delivery;
and
(b) six weeks following the day of delivery; such maternity benefit and in such manner as may be prescribed:
Provided that, no woman employee shall be entitled to receive such benefit for any day during any of the aforesaid periods, on which she attends work and receive wages thereof.
CHAPTER-VI.
Health and Safety.
26. The premises of every establishment shall be kept clean and free from effluvia arising from any drain or privy or other nuisance and shall be cleaned at such times and by such methods as may be prescribed.
27. The premises of every establishment shall be ventilated as provided for in the laws relating to the municipalities, gram-panchayats or other local authorities for the time being in force.