Leave & Working Hours · Central / All India
Central wage rules: working hours and weekly rest
Normal working-day and weekly-rest reference under the Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026. These Central appropriate-government rules must not be substituted for a state Shops Act leave entitlement.
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- Central / All India
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- 08 May 2026
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- Current
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Central wage rules: working hours and weekly rest
Normal working-day and weekly-rest reference under the Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026. These Central appropriate-government rules must not be substituted for a state Shops Act leave entitlement.
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Act / Code: Code on Wages, 2019. Rules 5 and 6
Source and cited clauses reviewed on 21 October 2026. Read the original document, applicable notifications and establishment-specific conditions together.
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| Topic | Requirement / conditions | Source clause |
|---|---|---|
| Daily-basis wage period | Normal working day: 8 hours; rest interval follows the relevant notification under the OSH Code. | Rule 5(1) |
| Other wage periods | Fix daily hours so total weekly working hours do not exceed 48. | Rule 5(2) |
| Weekly rest | Weekly paid rest subject to the work-period and notice conditions; ordinarily Sunday for a six-day week. Read the separate provisions for shorter working weeks. | Rule 6(1) |
| Substituted rest | Substitute rest in the immediately preceding or following week; no more than 10 consecutive working days without a rest day. | Rule 6(2) |
| Rest-day work | Overtime and substitute-day payment are subject to rule 6(4), including the monthly-wage/26 calculation proviso. More favourable terms are protected. | Rules 6(4)–(5) |
| Leave entitlement | This reference does not prescribe an annual/casual/sick leave bucket. Use the applicable establishment law and leave provisions. | Read controlling establishment law |
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Source and cited clauses reviewed on 21 October 2026. Read the original document, applicable notifications and establishment-specific conditions together.
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- Code on Wages, 2019
- Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026
- Form I: Employee register — Wages
- Form II: Single application for claims — Wages
- Form III: Appeal against the claims order — Wages
- Form IV: Wages, overtime, advances and deductions register — Wages
- Form IX: Attendance register cum muster roll — Wages
- Form V: Wage slip — Wages
- Form VI: Application for composition of an offence — Wages
- Form VII: Nomination — Wages
- Form VIII: Notice to respondent by the claims authority — Wages