An Outline on the rights of the shop-worker

            All of the shop, restaurant and private and public commercial established worker included in the shop-worker.

            The rights of the shop worker are explained in Shop and Establishment Act, 1951.

Weekly Holidays

            The shop-workers shall be allowed a holiday once a week and no deduction shall be made from the wages in general.

            There are some important exceptions.

Hour of Work

            No person shall work 8 hours a day and 48 hours a week.

Over Time

            Over-time is permissible. It's pay is twice, the normal pay rate. But over-time shall not exceed 60 hours per year.

Leave and holidays

            The workers can entitle the following leave;

(1)        Causal leaves - 6 days

(2)        Medical leaves - 30 days

(3)        Earned leaves - 10 days

             But there are some requirements to entitle the leaves.

             The workers can entitle 26 days for public holidays.

             Above the facts are the summary of the rights of the shop-workers.

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