Factory Laws for Bangladesh. ppt

By
Dr. Kazi Golam Faruk
FACTORY LAWS ON WORKING HOURS,
LEAVE & HOLIDAYS AND SALARY &
WAGES
FACTORY LAWSFACTORY LAWS

INTRODUCTION
• Labour laws is to maintain industrial
peace and to protect the rights of workmen
• Due to loopholes in the labour laws the
workers are victimized and deprived of their
legal rights
The entrepreneurs, managers and the
employees should know, understand and
enforce the basic rules pertaining to the
job
• Rules on working hours, leave & holidays and salary
& wages are fundamental

AIM
• To discuss about the working hours, leave &
holidays and salary & wages highlighting survey
parameters
SCOPE
• Factory Laws on Working Hours and Survey Parameters
• Rules on Leave & Holidays and Survey Parameters
• Provisions of Salary & Wages and Survey Parameters

FACTORY LAWS ON WORKING
HOURS
• It indicate a biologically grown or mature person
• It mean a plant, animal, or person who has
reached full growth or alternatively is capable of
reproduction
• Legal adult, generally determined as a person who
has attained the legally fixed age of majority; as
opposed to a minor
Working Hours for Adults
Who is Adult ?
The term adult has at least three distinct meanings:
Age -14
Age -16
Age -18
Above18

WORKING HOURS FOR
ADULTS
Shall not be more than 08 hrs per day
Can work 10 hrs max / day (incl OT) with an interval of 01 hr
Total: not exceeding 60 hrs/wk Not above 56 hrs/wk in a
yr• Worker would get 01 hr interval after 06 hrs work
• If break is of half an hr, interval should be after 05 hrs
• if worker work beyond the mid night - rest at least for 24
hrs
• Women are not allowed working from 10 p.m to 6 a.m.
• Workers are not to work in more than one factory on any
day
• Notice of duty to be displayed at the main gate of the
factory

• The minimum age depends on the country and the type of
work involved
• ILO adopted minimum ages varying from 14 to 16
• USA set the minimum age to 16
• An employer is usually not permitted to hire a child below
a certain minimum age
Working Hours for Young
Personnel
Who is child and who is young ?
Child ………….below a certain minimum age

• Are young workers entitled to more generous rest periods
than adult workers?
• Are young workers entitled to more daily rest breaks than
adult workers?
• Are young workers allowed to work at night?
• Are young workers allowed to work the same hours as
adult workers?
• Are there any special health and safety requirements that
employers must take into account of before recruiting
young workers ?
Who is a young worker?
A young worker is defined as having compulsory
school leaving age but is under the age of 18

WORKING HOURS FOR
YOUNG PERSONNEL
Normal working hrs - 05 hrs/ day and 30 hrs/ week
Can work maximum 36 hrs/week including OT
• Not to work in between the hrs 7 p.m to 7 a.m
• Shall be limited to two shifts
• Shall not work in more than one factory on any day

Parameters on Working Hours Arrangement
Se
r
Parameters
1. Adult workers do not work more than 10 hours (incl OT) per day
2. Adult workers do not work more than 60 hours per week
3. Workers get one-hour interval after working 06 hours at a stretch
or half an hour after 05 hours
4. If an adult worker works beyond mid night, he avails at least 24
hours rest before his next duty
5. Women do not work between 10 p.m to 6 a.m.
6. Workers do not work in more than one factory on any day
7. Notice board contains duty roster
8. Young workers do not work more than 06 hours per day (incl OT)
9. Young workers do not work more than 36 hours per week (incl
OT)
10. Young workers do not work between 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
11. Employers do not employ young workers in more than two shifts

RULES ON LEAVE AND
HOLIDAYS
• An important part of the employee benefits
package
• Should be generous and offer employees time
away from the job to support life style
• Weekly holiday
• Casual leave
• Sick leave
• Annual leave
• Festivals holiday
• Maternity leave

CASUAL LEAVE
• One day off in a week as weekly holiday
• If not provided for any urgency, should be
sanctioned equal number of day/days
WEEKLY HOLIDAY
• Ten days in a calendar year with full wages
• Shall not remain as balance for the next year
• Be applied and approved by the facility
• Cannot be tagged at both ends with other leaves

• Fourteen days in a year, with full wages
• A registered practitioner has to certify
• Balance of such leave are not carried forward
SICK LEAVE

ANNUAL LEAVE
• Adult – one day for every 18 days of work, on
completion of one yr continuous service
• Young person - one day for every 15 days of work
• Shall be with full wages
• Shall be inclusive of any holiday
• Balance will remain for the next calendar year
• Max balance – 60 days, For young – 80 days
• Leave applied but refused, shall be added to the
credit of worker beyond the mentioned limit

■ Any holiday
■ Any leave with wages
■ Any leave with or without wages due to sickness
or accident
■ Maternity leave not exceeding sixteen weeks
■ Any period of lay off
■ Any legal strike or illegal lockout
Following to be considered as continuous service:
ANNUAL LEAVE

• Entitled if worked for at least six months
immediately proceeding the tentative date of
delivery
• Entitled to get 16 weeks leave with average pay
calculated based on last three months salary
• Shall be allowed 08 weeks before delivery and 08
weeks after delivery
• Shall give notice either orally or in writing to the
employer
MATERNITY LEAVE

• Entitled eleven days holidays in a year with full pay
• Dates shall be fixed by the employer at the beginning
of the year
• Two days compensatory leave plus a substitute holiday
to be sanctioned for any work during festival holiday
FESTIVAL HOLIDAYS

PARAMETERS ON LEAVE AND HOLIDAYS
Ser Parameters
1. Every worker gets one day off in a week.
2. If the worker works on weekly holiday, he/she gets compensatory
holiday of equal number of days.
3. Every worker gets ten days casual leave in a calendar year.
4. Employer grant fourteen days sick leave basing on the
recommendations of registered practitioner.
5. On completion of one year continuous service, adult worker get one
day annual leave for eighteen days of work.
6. On completion of one year service, young workers get one day annual
leave for fifteen days of work.
7. Balance or un availed annual leave are carried forward to the next
calendar year.
8. Interruptions of service due to any authorized leave or holiday, lay off
or legal strike are considered as continuous service.
9. Women employees are allowed sixteen weeks maternity leave.
10. Every worker get eleven days Festival holiday in a year with full pay.
11. Facility provides two days compensatory leave with full pay plus a
substitute holiday for a day work during festival holiday.

PROVISIONS OF SALARY
AND
WAGES

PROVISIONS OF SALARY AND
WAGES
What is Salary ?
Salary’ refers to the amount of money a worker gets in a month
What is Wages ?
• ‘Wages’ is the remuneration paid to a worker for his/her
service in the factory and includes only the performance
wages
• Usually it refers to the hourly rate
• Wages includes …………
■ Bonus or other additional remuneration
■ Remuneration of holiday and over time works
■ Remuneration payable for any order of the court
■ Money payable for lay off or temporary dismissal

WAGES
What is the purpose of salary ?
► Establish an equitable salary and wage structure
► Establish and maintain an equitable cost structure
► Reduce the grievances of workers over wage
inequities
► Enhance workers morale

WAGES
Payment of Salary and Wages
► Shall be paid before the expiry of the 07 th day of the wage pd
► Payments shall be made on a working day
► Shall be given full wages for weekly holiday, casual leave, sick
leave, annual leave , festival holidays and maternity leave
► Over Time allowance shall be at the rate of twice
► Wages may be deducted for given facilities

WAGES
Deductions from Wages
► Fines
► Unauthorized Absence
► Damages or Loss
► Accommodation
► Recovery of Advance
► Income Tax
► Subscriptions
► Payments to cooperative societies approved by Govt.
► Any scheme for the welfare of the workers
► Contribution to CBA

PARAMETERS ON WAGE AND SALARY
Sr Parameters
1. Everybody gets salary and wages as per salary scale approved by
govt
2. Salary is paid before the expiry of 7th
day of the wage period
3. Wages for the ‘removal from service’ cases are paid within seven
working days from the day of termination of employment
4. All payments are made on working days
5. Employer do not carry out un authorized deduction of wages
6. The wage board reviews the wages in every three years
7. For overtime payment, workers get at the rate of twice of basic
wages, dearness allowances and interim wages
8. Employers do not deduct wages for authorized leave and holidays
9. Worker can fulfill their basic needs with the existing wages and
salary

CONCLUSION
• The labour act says about the worker's rights and
benefits but implementation lies with the management and
govt
• In present perspective, there is no other alternative to
have motivated employees in the organization
• Adherence to the provisions of salary and wages is an
factor for employee motivation
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