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K’taka shops, restaurants with more than 10 staff can operate 24/7

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Bengaluru, Jan 2: Karnataka on Saturday issued a circular allowing all shops and commercial establishments employing ten or more people in the state to operate on a 24×7 basis for next three years.
The move is aimed at generating employment and accelerating economic growth.
The state government in its circular stated that no employee should be made to work more than ten hours a day and be allowed to take a off once a week on a rotation basis.
“All employers shall not require or allow any person employed to work therein for more than eight hours in any day and forty-eight hours in any week and the period of work including overtime shall not exceed ten hours in any day,” the government order said.
All employees are entitled to at least one week-off, the government said. It added that if an employee is made to work beyond eight hours in a day, she will have to be paid an overtime allowance. Women employees shall not be allowed to work beyond 8 p.m. on any day in normal circumstances.
It may be recalled that Karnataka government had issued such circular in November 2019 and January 2020 also but this was opposed vehemently by various sections of the state as a result of this it was subsequently withdrawn.
This is the third attempt in as many years by Karnataka to allow shops to remain open 24/7. (IANS)

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