Factories Act, 1934 — section 39

39. Notice of periods for Work for Adults and preparation thereof..—_(1) There shall be displayed and correctly maintained in every factory in accordance with the provisions of sub-section

(2)of section 76 a Notice of Periods for Work for Adults showing clearly the periods within which adult workers may be required to work.

(2)The periods shown in the Notice required by sub-section (1) shall be fixed beforehand in accordance with the following provisions of this section and shall be such that workers working for those periods would not be working in contravention of any of the provisions of section 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38. 1 Ins. by Act No. III of 1945, s. 2., (w. e. f. the 1st January 1946). 2 Subs. by Act No. X of 1946, s. 3 (w. e. f. the 1st August, 1946). 3 Subs. by the Finance Act, 2006 (Act No. III of 2006), s. 3. 4 Subs. by A. O., 1937.

(3)Where all the adult workers in a factory are required to work within the same periods, the manager of the factory shall fix those periods for such workers generally.

(4)Where all the adult workers in a factory are not required to work within the same periods, the manager of the factory shall classify them into groups according to the nature of their work.

(5)For each group which is not required to work on a system of shifts, the manager of the factory shall fix the periods within which the group may be required to work.

(6)Where any group is required to work on a system of shifts and the relays are not to be subject to predetermined periodical changes of shift, the manager of the factory shall fix the periods within which each relay of the group may be required to work.

(7)Where any group is to work on a system of shifts and the relays are to be subject to predetermined periodical changes of shifts, the manager of the factory shall draw up a scheme of shifts whereunder the periods within which any relay of the group may be required to work and the relay which will be working at any time of the day shall be known for any day.

(8)The 1[Provincial Government] may make rules prescribing forms for the Notice of Periods for Work for Adults and the manner in which it shall be maintained.