The Punjab Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays and Casual and Sick Leave) Act, 1965
The Punjab Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays and Casual and Sick Leave) Act, 1965
This law guarantees paid time off for workers employed in factories and plantations across Punjab and Haryana. It mandates that eligible employees receive three national holidays, several festival holidays, seven days of casual leave, and fourteen days of sick leave each calendar year. Workers are entitled to receive their average daily wages during these approved breaks, and those required to work on holidays receive extra compensation or compensatory time off. By legally protecting employees' rights to essential rest, religious observances, and personal recovery without financial penalty, the statute ensures fair working conditions and prevents labor exploitation in industrial settings.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. National and festival holidays.
- 4. Casual and sick leave.
- 5. Wages
- 6. Account of holidays and leave to be kept.
- 7. Inspectors
- 8. Powers of Inspectors.
- 9. Penalties.
- 10. Power to recover wages.
- 11. Penalty for obstructing Inspector.
- 12. Cognizance of offences.
- 13. Exemptions.
- 14. Rights and privileges under other laws, etc., not affected.
- 15. Power to make rules.
- Schedule. Schedule [See Section 3(1) (b)]
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