Provided that the 48[State] 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 19.

Holidays in a week 24. (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) 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) 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 an employee is employed on a daily wage, he shall none the less be paid his daily wage for the holiday.

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[25. Employer to furnish identity card to employee.] Deleted by Guj. 26 of 1977, s. 5.