BANGLADESH LABOUR LAW

Working hours and Leave

Chapter-IX (Working Hours and
Leave)
Working Hours and Leave

 100. Daily working hours: No adult worker shall ordinarily be required or

allowed to work in an establishment for more than eight hours in any day.
 101. Intervals for rest or meal: Any worker in any establishment shall not be
liable to work either-
 For more than six hours in any day unless he has been allowed an interval of
at least one hour during that day for rest or meal;
 For more than five hours in any one day unless he has been allowed an
interval of at least half an hour during that day for rest or meal; or
 One hour interval once or half an hour intervals twice for more than eight
hours work a day.
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 102. Weekly working hours: No adult worker shall ordinarily be required or

allowed to work in an establishment for more than forty-eight hours in any week.
 108. Extra allowance for overtime: Where a worker works in an establishment
for more than the prescribed hours in any day or in any week, he shall, in respect
of overtime work, be entitled to allowance at the rate of twice of the average of
his basic wages, dearness allowance and ad-hoc or interim wages, if any.
Overtime (OT) work is maximum of two hours a day.
 115. Casual leave: Every worker shall be entitled to casual leave with full wages
for ten days in a calendar year; and if such leave is not availed, it will not be
accumulated and carried forward to the succeeding year.
 116. Sick leave: Every worker shall be entitled to sick leave with full wages for a
total period of fourteen days in a year.
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 117. Annual leave with wages:

 Every adult worker who has completed a period of one year
continuous service in the establishment, shall be allowed, during the
subsequent period of twelve months, leave with full wages for a
number of days, calculated at the rate of one day-
 In the case of a shop, commercial or industrial establishment or
factory, or transport establishment, for every eighteen days of work.
 In the case of a worker in a tea plantation, for every twenty two days
of work;
 In the case of newspaper worker, for every eleven days of work.
Cont.…..

 Every worker, who is not an adult, who has completed a

period of one year continuous service in the establishment,
shall be allowed, during the subsequent period of twelve
months, leave with full wages for a number of days,
calculated at the rate of one day-
 In the case of a factory, for every fifteen days of work;
 In the case of a worker in a tea plantation, for every
eighteen days of work;
 In the case of a shop, commercial or industrial establishment,
for every fourteen days of work.
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 118. Festival holidays: Every worker shall be allowed

eleven days festival holidays with full wages in a year.