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Rule 7 of the Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026 - Night shifts

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Last Updated: 08-05-2026

CHAPTER II

MINIMUM WAGES

 

7. Night shifts.[i]

Where an employee works on a shift which extends beyond midnight, then, –

(i) a rest day for the whole day for the purposes of rule 6 shall, in this case means a period of twenty-four consecutive hours beginning from the time when his shift ends; and

(ii) the following day in such a case shall be deemed to be the period of twenty-four hours beginning from the time when such shift ends and the hours after midnight during which such employee was engaged in work shall be counted towards the previous day.

 

[i] Inserted by Notification No. G.S.R. 343(E) dated 08-05-2026