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| Date | 2012-01-30 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | ticket-checking |
| Currency | Historical — likely superseded |
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RAILWAY SERVANTS
(HOURS.OF-WORK.&.PERIOD
NOF REST)RULES!2005"~
RAILWAY SERVANTS(HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT)
RULES’ 1961 have been amended by introducing RAILWAY
SERVANTS(HOURS OF WORK & PERIOD OF REST)
RULES 2005 by the notification (GSR NO.75)dt. 28.02.05 in
exercise of powers conferred by section 136 of the Railway
Act’1989(24 of 1989)
These rules may be called the RAILWAY SERVANTS
(HOURS OF WORK & PERIOD OF REST) RULES’2005.
It shall come in to force from the date of publication In
the gazette i.e . dt. 28.02.2005
* To regulate the hours of
employment
* To regulate the period of rest
* To regulate the payment of
overtime for extra hours
performed beyond hours of
employment
APPLICATION OF RULE
This rule applies to all non gazetted
Employees working in the railways except
the followings
A. RPF staff
B. Staff governed under Factory act, Indian
shipping corporation act,Mining act.
C. Casual labours governed under Minimum
Wages act.
* INTENSIVE (I)
* ESSENTIALLY INTERMITTENT (EI)
* CONTINUOUS (C)
* EXCLUDED (EX)
(1) HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT
Means period during employment
consisting of—
# Period of action
# period of inaction
# Period of handing over & taking
over of charge
Contd…
(2) PERIOD OF INTERVAL
Period between spells of duties
during which employee can leave
duty place.
(3)FULL NIGHT—Period between 10.00
PM to 6.00 AM
(4) NIGHT DUTY– Duty between 10.00
PM to 6.00 AM
(5)ROSTER-
Means a document which shows the
hours that Rly. Servant is expected to
be on duty everyday, daily as well as
weekly rest & break between spells of
duty in day besides other particulars.
(6) LONG ON
Means period of duty over
# 8 hours in Intensive roster
# 10 hours in Continuous roster
# 12 hours in EI roster
SHORT OFF
Means period of rest which is—
1. In the case of Intensive worker
A. Less than 12 hours in a roster of 6 hour duty.
B. Less than 14 hours in a mixed roster of
six and 8 hrs. duty.
2. Less than 10 hours in the case of
continuous worker.
3. Less than 8 hours in the case of EI
worker
SUSTAINED ATTENTION :
This implies mental effort, when a Railway servant
is called upon to display high levels of concentration
and or physical activity.
For example , a Pointsman waiting for the arrival
of a train after setting points is required to give
sustained attention . Similarly a SM/ASM is required to
pay sustained attention from the time of line clear
till the arrival of the train etc.
SPLIT DUTY :
It means duty in two or more spells with intervening
breaks each of half or more hour necessitated by
exigencies of work and when the employee is free
to leave his place of duty. Intervals for rest and
Meals shall not be breaks for the purpose of split-duty
COMPETENT AUTHORITY FOR
CLASSIFICATION
OF EMPLOYMENT
* PRESCRIBED AUTHORITY
The powers to declare the employment of
railway servant as INTENSIVE, ESSENTIALLY
INTERMITTENT or CONTINUOUS are vested
with the Head of Railway Administration.
He can delegate the power to CPO.
APPEAL AGAINST CLASSIFICATION LIES TO
RLC WITH IN 90 DAYS OF DECLARATION AND
THEN SECRETARY TO GOVT. OF INDIA
IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR
HOURS OF WORK IN DIFFERENT
CLASSIFICATIONS
1. INTENSIVE (I)
(A) NATURE OF WORK :-
STRENUOUS NATURE OF WORK INVOLVING
CONTINUOUS MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ATTENTION
WITH LITTLE OR NO PERIOD OF RELAXATION.
(B) PERIOD OF IN-ACTION:-
(I) DO NOT AGGREGATE ONE HOUR OR MORE
IN A SHIFT OF 8 HOURS. OR
(II) DO NOT AGGREGATE 6 HOURS OR MORE IN A
CYCLIC ROSTER OF 24 HOURS.
(C) WEEKLY ROSTERED HOURS – 42 HOURS
(D) STATUTORY LIMIT – 45 HOURS
(E) HOURS OF WEEKLY R
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