Overview

• The labour department presented the draft to the state cabinet on Tuesday, and ministers deferred a decision for further clarification.
• The proposal would raise the maximum daily working time from nine to ten hours, allowing stretches over six hours only with a 30-minute break included.
• Quarterly overtime would increase from 125 to 144 hours, with the daily cap including overtime rising from 10.5 to 12 hours.
• For urgent work, the draft suggests removing the current 12-hour daily ceiling, leaving no stated maximum in such cases.
• The Act’s applicability would shift to establishments with 20 or more employees, up from the current threshold of 10.