Provided that the Government may increase the spread-over period subject to such conditions as it may impose on the days that may be notified under sub-section (3) of section 14.

Holidays in a week

1. (1) Every employee in a residential hotel, restaurant or eating-house shall be given at least one day in a week as a holiday : Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to an employee whose total period of employment in any week is less than six days.
2. (2) It shall not be lawful for an employer to call an employee at, or for an employee to go to, his residential hotel, restaurant or eating-house or any other place for any work in connection with the business of his residential hotel, restaurant or eating-house on a day on which such employee has a holiday.
3. (3) No deduction shall be made from the wages of any employee in a residential hotel, restaurant or eating-house on account of any holiday given to him under sub-section (1). If any employee is employed on a daily wage, he shall nonetheless be paid wages for the weekly holiday equal to the average of the daily wages earned by him during preceding six working days. 18-A. Employers in residential hotel, etc. to furnish identity card to employees The employers shall furnish every employee in a residential hotel, restaurant or eating-house an identity card which shall be kept by the employee when on duty and shall be produced on demand by an Inspector. Such card shall contain the following and such other particulars as may be prescribed, namely :—
   • (a) the name of the employer ;
   • (b) the name, if any, and the postal address, of the establishment;
   • (c) the name and age of the employee;
   • (d) the hours of work, the interval for rest, if any, and the holiday of the employee;
   • (e) the signature (with date) of the employer;
   • (f) the identity mark of an employee; and
   • (g) signature or thumb impression of the employee.