The rule applies to every day of the year, for the next three years.
The Karnataka government on Saturday allowed all stores and commercial establishments in the state that employ 10 or more people to remain open 24 hours a day. The rule change applies to every day of the year for the next three years. The decision was made with a view to improving Karnataka’s economy, which has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The notification was signed by Sandhya Nayak, undersecretary of the Department of Labor in Karnataka. “The Government of Karnataka, after conducting an investigation as required in subsection (2) of section 11, hereby allows all stores and commercial establishments in the state employing ten or more persons to be open 24 hours hours, 7 days a week every day of the year a period of three years from the date of publication of this notice in the Official Gazette, subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of section 12 “, read the notification.
He stated that the working time of the employees will be kept at 8 hours a day or 10 hours with overtime. The notification mentioned that female employees can work at night, with a letter of consent signed by them and with adequate protection arranged by the employer, such as transportation arrangements. He also stressed that overtime wages should be credited.
The decision comes a year after night shifts for women were opened in Karnataka in December 2019. It came with a set of conditions related to women’s safety, which will continue to apply when shops and businesses can remain open. 24 hours. .
Karnataka currently has 11,058 active cases of COVID-19 and the death toll from the virus is 4,321. While businesses like restaurants opened in the state in September and movie theaters opened in October, schools reopened for the first time since the coronavirus shutdown on January 1.
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