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Applies to this profile · S&E 9/48 · OSH default 8/48

Working hours

Daily / weekly caps, state-wise.

Punjab's own rules · researched

The panel above is from published central notifications. Everything below is Punjab-specific, researched and not yet checked against an official source.

Not yet verified against an official source

Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958

Daily and weekly limits
Nine hours a day and forty-eight hours a weekSection 7(1)
Rest interval
At least half an hour after five hours of work, except for a chaukidar, watchman or guardSection 8(1)
Spread-over
Ten hours in a day, counting the rest intervalSection 8(2)
Young persons
A person aged fourteen to eighteen works at most five hours a day and thirty hours a week, and not more than three hours without a break of at least half an hourSection 6(1) and (2)
Children
No one under fourteen may be employed at allSection 29

OSH Code, 2020

Daily limit
8 hoursOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
Weekly limit
48 hoursOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
Rest interval
30 minutes after 5 hours of continuous workOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 s.25(1)(b)
Spread-over
Not yet addedSet by rules
Overtime cap
Not yet addedSet by rules

Plain-language desk, not legal advice. Confirm the Gazette and the current state circular before you file.

Not yet verified against a published gazette