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Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act

Section:7 :Hours and period of work

Obligation : Not to permit any Child to work beyond prescribed hours of work in any establishment or class of establishments.

Type:Preventive Compliance Frequency: Monthly

Action to be taken:
Ensure that no child is required
or permitted to work in any establishment in excess of the prescribed number of hours for
such establishment or class of establishments.The period of work should be so fixed that no period exceeds 3 hours and no child should work for more than 3 hours before he had an interval for rest for at least 1 hour.Further ensure that the period of work is arranged in such a fashion that the spread over should not be more than 6 hours including the time spent in waiting for work work on any day.Also ensure that no child is permitted to work between 7 p.m and 8 a.m. nor should they be required or permitted to work overtime.Also no child should be required or permitted to work in any establishment on any day on which he has already been working in another establishment.


Audit Requirement:
Are no child labour being allowed to work more than the stipulated hours of work ?

Supporting Documents:
Written Confirmation of Compliance

Related Triggers:
Change in Shift System
Change In Working Hours or Holidays
Employees Working On Holidays
Employment of Child Labour
Overtime Work

Related Keywords:
Child Labour
Hours of Work / Working Hours
Overtime
Rest Intervals
Spread Over

Related Sections:
Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
Chapter:Regulation of Conditions of work of Children| 7:Hours and period of work:
(1) No child shall be required or permitted to work in any establishment in excess of such number of hours as may be prescribed for such establishment or class of establishments.
(2) The period of work on each day shall be so fixed that no period shall exceed three hours and that no child shall work for more than the hours before he has had an interval for rest for at least one hour.
(3) The period of work of a child shall be so arranged that inclusive of his interval for rest, under sub-section (2), it shall not be spread over more than six hours, including the time spent in waiting for work on any day.
(4) No child shall be permitted or required to work between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m.
(5) No child shall be required or permitted to work overtime.
(6) No child shall be required or permitted to work in any establishment on any day on which he has already been working in another establishment.