Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954, as the Labour Department publishes it at labour.delhi.gov.in
- Notification number
- None — this document carries no number
- Issued for
- Delhi
- Date
- 31 December 1954
- Topic
- Act
What it says
Delhi's shops Act: nine hours a day and forty-eight a week under section 8, with overtime at twice the normal hourly rate and a cap of fifty-four hours in a week and a hundred and fifty in a year; a half-hour interval after no more than five hours; a spread-over of ten and a half hours in a commercial establishment and twelve in a shop; no woman or young person at night; a close day and three national holidays; twenty-four consecutive hours of weekly rest; wages by the seventh day after the wage period; fifteen days' privilege leave and twelve days' sickness or casual leave; and registration o
What was taken from it
The figures and statements this desk reads off this document, as extracted. Each one is shown on the topic page it belongs to: Holiday list · Delhi, Working hours · Delhi, Leaves — CL / SL / EL / ML · Delhi, Shops and Establishment Act · Delhi, Overtime · Delhi, Salary payment day · Delhi, Timing of establishment · Delhi, Women workers · Delhi.
- National
- 3 national holidays a year, as notified, besides the close day
- Weekly
- 24 consecutive hours of rest a week, with no deduction from wages
- Hours.Daily
- 9 hours a day
- Hours.Interval
- Half an hour, after no more than 5 hours of continuous work
- Hours.Spreadover
- 10.5 hours in a commercial establishment, 12 hours in a shop
- Hours.Weekly
- 48 hours a week
- Leave.Carry
- 45 days of privilege leave; casual and sick leave not accumulable
- Leave.Casual
- 12 days of sickness or casual leave a year, or 1 day for every completed month
- Leave.Privilege
- 15 days after every 12 months, or 5 days for every completed 4 months
- Leave.Wages
- The daily average of the preceding three months, excluding overtime
- Registration.Threshold
- Every establishment, whatever its headcount
- Registration.Window
- Within 90 days of commencing work
- Overtime.Cap
- 54 hours a week, and 150 hours of overtime a year
- Overtime.Rate
- Twice the normal rate, by the hour
- Wages.Due
- Before the seventh day after the wage period
- Opening.Hours
- Opening and closing hours are fixed by government order
- Night.Work
- No woman or young person from 9 p.m. in summer, 8 p.m. in winter