Management of
Industrial
Relations
THE FACTORIES ACT,
1948
Submitted to: Submitted by:
Mrs. Anita Tewari Ms. Smriti Arya
Mr. Abhishek Rana
Mr. Harshit Deopa
Mr. Vaibhav Mishra
FACTORIES ACT IN INDIA
1948:
In India, the first factories act was
passed in 1881. This act was basically
designed to protect children and to
provide few measure for health and
safety of the worker.
This law was applicable to only those
factories , which employed 100 or more
worker.
In 1891 another factories act was
passed which extended to the factories
employee 50 or more worker.
DEFINITIONS
Factory is defined in section 2(m)
of the act . It mean any premises
where ten or more than person
are working in any manufacturing
process being carried on with aid
of power.
Where twenty or more worker are
working without the aid of power.
FACTORIES ACT INCLUDE
Health
Safety
Welfare
Working hours of adult
Annual leave with wages
OBJECTIVES
THE Main objective of factories
act,1948 is to ensure adequate safety
measure and to promote the health
and safety and welfare of the workers
employers in factories. The act also
makes provision regarding employee
of women and young
person(including children
&adolescents),annual leave with
wages etc.
Approval of Licensing
and Registration of
Factories
Sec 6-occupier has to obtain permission in writing of a state gov.
or the chief inspector regarding
Submission of plans of any class or description of factories
Site on which factory is to be situated
For the construction or extension of any factory.
Required to deposit the requisite fees for such registration and
licensing
No such license shall be granted or renewed unless the notice
specified in section 7 has been given
Plans is sent to the appropriate authority by registered post
If no order is communicated with in 3 months, it will be presumed that
the permission is granted
On the refusal by state gov. - appeal can be preferred to
the central gov. with in 30days from such refusal
Failure to apply for the registration and a license under
section 6 amounts to an offence punishable under section
92
Notice by Occupier
Occupier is required to serve a notice at least 15 days
before he begins to occupy or use any premises as a
factory, to the chief inspector:
a) Name and situation of factory
b) Name and address of the occupier
c) Name and address of the owner of the premises
d) Address to which communication relating to the
factory may be sent
Nature of manufacturing process
f) Total rated horsepower installed or to be installed
g) Name of the manager
h) Number of the workers likely to be employed
i) Such other particulars as may be prescribed
Occupier must send a written notice when a new
manager is appointed with in a 7 days from the date on
which such person takes over charge
to the inspector
Failure to give a written notice is an offence, but a
prosecution for such an offence is also available
PROVISION REGARDING HEALTH
This Provision deal with regarding Health of the worker
with reference to such:- {chapter 3section(11 to 20)}
Cleanliness(sec11 )
Disposal of wastes and effluents(sec12)
Ventilation and temperature(sec 13)
Artificial humidification (sec14)
Dust and fume(sec15)
Overcrowding(sec 16)
Lighting (sec 17)
Drinking water(sec 18)
Latrines and Urinals(sec19)
Spittoons (sec 20)
Provision regarding safety
chapter 4 section (21-41)
Fencing of machinery(sec 21)
Work on or near machinery in motion(sec22)
Employment of young person on dangerous machines
(sec23)
Striking gear and devices for cutting off power(sec24)
Self acting machine(sec25)
Casing of new machinery(sec26)
Prohibition of employment of women and children near
cotton openers sec(27)
Hoists and lifts(sec28)
Lifting machines , chairs and rope sec(29)
Revolving machinery(sec30)
Pressure plant sec(31)
Provision regarding
welfare of workers
chapter-5 sec(42 to 50)
Relates to welfare of worker and provides for:-
washing facilities(sec 42)
Facilities for storing & drying clothing(sec 43)
Facilities for sitting (sec 44)
First aid facilities(sec45 )
Canteen, shelter, rest room & lunch room(sec
47 6& 48 )
Welfare officers(sec49)
Working hours of adults:
Weekly hours<48 hours
Weekly holiday :at least 1holiday in a week
Compensatory holidays
Daily hours:<9 hours
interval for rest: at least half an hours
Night shift
Prohibition of overlapping shift : not more
than 2 continuous shift
Extra wages for overtime : wages at the rate of
twice at his ordinary rate of wages for
overtime notice of period of work
Annual leave with wages
Annual leave with wages
Wages during leaves period
Payment in advance in
certain cases
Modeof recovery of unpaid
wages
Power to make rules
Further restriction on employment
of women section(66)
Women is not allowed to work
during the night hours from
between 10 P.M and 5 A.M.
Factoriesact 1948, shall allow
women to work in between
the hours of 6 A.M and 7 P.M
Only.
Prohibition of employment of
young children, Section(67) :-
No child who has not completed his fourteen
year shall be required or allowed to work in any
factory.
section (68):-{Non- adult worker to carry
tokens}
A child who has completed his fourteenth year or
an adolescent shall not be required or allowed to
work in any factory unless :
a) A certificate of fitness granted with reference to
him under section(69) , is in the custody of
manager of the factory.
b) Such children or adolescent carries while he is at
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