The proposal:

• The proposed new labour codes could provide companies with the flexibility of four working days in a week, even as the working hours limit of 48 hours for a week will remain “sacrosanct”.
• This implies that there will be longer working hours if the working days are reduced.

When and how will this be rolled out:

• The Ministry of Labour and Employment is likely to complete the process to finalise the rules for four labour codes soon.
• The provision of flexibility to have reduced working days of four days in the labour code rules will mean that companies will not require prior government nod to enact it.
• The Labour Secretary clarified that having a reduced number of working days does not mean a cut in paid holidays.
• Therefore, when the new rules will provide flexibility of four working days, it would imply three paid holidays.
• The labour ministry had envisaged implementing the four labour codes from April 1 this year in one go.

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