In the recent years, multiple dynamic changes have been introduced in the Indian Labour Laws with the purpose of modernizing the norms at workplaces, encouraging gender equality and enabling 24x7 operations for manufacturing, IT/ITES, logistics and retail sectors. Various compliances have been introduced under the Factories Act and Shops and Establishments Act in multiple States for the workers/employees working in night shifts regulating the working hours, rest intervals, providing basic facilities by the Employer, etc. State-wise compliances with respect to Night shift has been mentioned in the table below for your ready reference.
| S.No. | State | Shop and Establishment Act - Employee Applicability | Factories Act - Employee Applicability | ||
| All Employees | Women Employees | All Employees | Women Employees | ||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Security to be provided to women employees for cab drop off/pic ups before 6 am and after 8 pm (Applicable to all ITES/IT Establishments) | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. To obtain written consent from woman workers in writing 2. Provide transportation facilities to the women worker to pick-up and drop such worker at her residence 3. Prohibition on employment of women worker against the maternity benefit provisions laid down under the Maternity Benefit Act 4. Workplace including passage towards conveniences or facilities concerning toilets, washrooms, drinking water, and entry and exit of women employees to be well-lit 5. Toilet, washroom and drinking facilities to be near the workplace where such women workers are employed 6. Provide safe, secure and healthy working condition to women employee 7. Comply with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned |
| 3 | Assam | No provision mentioned | Employer to ensure the following- 1. Obtain written consent of the women worker for working in the night shift 2. Provide women security guards, CCTV surveillance, all necessary safety measures, proper transportation, separate restrooms, additional paid holidays and opportunities for rest between shifts 3. Take all necessary measures to prevent and deter acts of sexual harassment, and ensure that procedures for the resolution, settlement, or prosecution of such acts are followed in accordance with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 4. Maintain a congenial work environment with proper health, hygiene, and adequate leisure time, and ensure that no hostile or harmful atmosphere exists for women, so that no woman has reasonable grounds to feel disadvantaged in her employment |
Employer to ensure the following- 1. Fortnightly report about the details of employees engaged during night shift 2. Prohibition on employing children during night 3. Express report of some untoward incident during night shift 4. Restriction on movement of locomotive, wagon or other rolling stock / train during Night work and fog- in case of railways in factories |
Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Ensure having a monthly meeting with the women workers who work in night shifts and regular shifts, once every eight weeks as a grievance day and to make every effort to address all reasonable grievances 2. Have the liberty to employ women workers, wholly or partially, during night shifts, subject to adherence to the specified directions 3. Comply with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 4. Women employees to be made aware of their rights, particularly by prominently displaying the relevant guidelines on the subject 5. Ensure adequate lighting inside the factory as well as in the surrounding areas and all locations that female workers may need to access during their shifts and CCTV surveillance to be installed in all important locations to enhance the safety of women employees 6. Restriction on total of the women workers employed in a night shift & working in a batch of ten 7. Provide separate Ladies Toilets in the work place with adequate lighting and security 8. Provision of sufficient women security during the night shift at the entry as well as exit points and sufficient number of work sheds for the women workers to arrive in advance and also leave after the working hours 9. Provision of separate canteen facility for the women employees 10. Wherever transportation is provided, vehicles used for transporting women employees to be equipped with pre-installed CCTV surveillance and a GPS system 11. Provide night Creches for the Children of the women employees 12. Appoint two women wardens per night shifts who shall go round and work as Special Welfare Assistants 13. Provide adequate medical facilities and ensure their availability during emergencies by maintaining necessary telephone connections 14. Any boarding and lodging arrangements provided by the factory for women workers to be exclusively designated for women and overseen by women wardens or supervisors 15. Comply with the provisions of the Factories Act and the rules of other statutory provisions with respects to the hours of work and the Payment of Equal Remuneration Act and all other Labour Legislations 16. Additional paid leave to be provided to women workers during their menstruation period, specifically for those assigned to night shifts, beyond the provisions of the Factories Act 17. Separate vehicle to be kept ready to handle urgent situations such as hospitalization, injuries, or incidents of harassment, where more than one hundred women employees work in a shift 18. Take all necessary and reasonable steps to support the affected individual and to implement preventive measures, where harassment occurs at the instance of a third party, whether by act or omission 19. Ensure appropriate working conditions regarding work, rest, health, and hygiene to maintain a safe and respectful environment for women employees |
| 4 | Bihar | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | Prohibition of employment of children during night shift | No provision mentioned for specifically for women employees |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Display the phone number of local police station, police control room and womens help center at an easily visible place of the workplace 2. At least 3 women workers to be employed in the night shift 3. Obtain consent of the woman worker for working in the night shift in Form - 6 4. Keep a complaint box for women workers 5. Arrange for security guards and appropriate vehicles to ensure the safe pick-up and drop-off of female workers employed on the night shift to and from their residences 6. To keep details of the vehicles, drivers, and security personnel, including police verification and other necessary information 7. Ensure that no women worker to be employed against the maternity benefit provisions laid down under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 8. Arrange separate urinals and toilets for women workers in the shop/establishment 9. Ensure that every workplace to provide adequate light, air as well as health friendly environment 10. Provide separate seating arrangements for each worker, allowing them to sit at regular intervals as needed, in workplaces where workers are required to stand continuously for work 11. To comply with the relevant provisions of fire protection 12. To comply with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 |
Prohibition of employment of children during night shift | No provision mentioned for specifically for women employees |
| 6 | Goa | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. To obtain written consent of the woman workers for working between the hours of 7.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m. 2. Provide adequate, secure and safe transportation facilities to the women worker to pick-up and drop such worker at her residence 3. CCTV cameras to be provided and regularly maintained in all work areas where women are employed 4. To provide safe, secure and healthy working condition |
No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. To obtain written consent of the woman workers for working between the hours of 7.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m. 2. Comply with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (14 of 2013) or any other law in force, as applicable to the factory 3. Provide adequate, secure and safe transportation facilities to the women worker to pick-up and drop such worker at her residence 4. CCTV cameras to be provided and regularly maintained in all work areas where women are employed 5. To provide safe, secure and healthy working condition 6. Prohibition on employment of women worker against the maternity benefit provisions laid down under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 7. Ensure that the workplace including passage towards conveniences or facilities concerning toilet, washrooms, drinking water, entry and exit of women worker to be well-lit |
| 7 | Gujarat | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Ensure appropriate working conditions relating to work, rest, health, and hygiene, so as to prevent the creation of a hostile work environment for women 2. Comply with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 3. Ensure that no female employee to have reasonable cause to feel disadvantaged or unfairly treated in relation to her employment 4. Maintain a complaint redressal mechanism in the factory itself to ensure time-bound treatment of complaint 5. Provide proper lighting and CCTV coverage not only inside the factory, but also surrounding of the factory and to all places where the female workers may move out of necessity in the course of work 6. Ensure that sufficient women security to be provided during the night shift at the entry as well as exit point 7. Provide sufficient number of rest rooms for the female workers to arrive in advance and also leave after the working hours 8. Provide transportation facility to the women workers from their residence and back (for night shift) and security guards (including female security guard) with CCTV camera and GPS tracking system 9. Ensure that during night shifts, at least one-third of the supervisory staff including shift in-charges, foremen, or other supervisors to be women 10. Ensure that a minimum of twelve consecutive hours of rest is provided between shifts when a woman worker is transitioned from a day shift to a night shift, or vice versa 11. Obtain Bio-data of each driver and conduct preemployment screening of the antecedents of all drivers employed on their own 12. Ensure that telephone number, particularly mobile phone numbers email ID and address of the women employees not to be disclosed to unauthorised persons 13. Obtain written consent from the women workers who are interested to work in night shifts |
| 8 | Haryana | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Prohibition on employment of women employee during the period of 12 weeks before and after her childbirth, miscarriage or medical termination of pregnancy 2. Comply with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 3. Ensure proper lighting, CCTV vediography surveillance, sufficient security guards and transportation facility with GPS tracking to women workers 4. Keep women supervisory officer exclusively for the women workers wherever the establishment provides boarding and lodging arrangements 5. Obtain consent from each women employee to work during night shift 08:00 PM to 06:00 AM 6. Ensure that at least four women workers to be employed in a batch 7. Ensure adequate medical facility through tie-up with the nearby hospital to meet any emergent situation during the night shift 8. Display important telephone numbers such as hospitals, Ambulance, Police, etc at prominent places |
No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Obtain approval for the exemption for employing women in the factory during night shift i.e between the hours of 07.00 PM to 06.00 AM 2. Comply with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 3. Provide proper lighting and CCTV cameras at appropriate places 4. Ensure that at least four women workers to be employed in a batch 5. Provide transportation facility to the women workers from their residence and back with CCTV cameras and GPS tracking 6. Provide at least one female security in the factory during the night shift 7. Provide appropriate medical facilities by engaging a doctor / female nurse 8. Display important telephone numbers such as hospitals, Ambulance, Police, etc at prominent places 9. Send express report to the concerned Assistant Director, Industrial Safety and Health and local Police Station in case of some untoward incident 10. Security guards (including female security guard), well trained and responsible drivers, proper communication channels to be provided in each vehicle 11. Pool the ambulance services and other necessary medical facilities by tie-up with the nearby hospital to meet any emergent situation during the night shift |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Women employee to be permitted to work for more than eight hours any day and not for more than 48 hours in any week 2. Every women employee to be entitled to maternity benefits in accordance with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 3. Ensure sufficient safety through Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) during night shift working hours 4. Provide proper lighting in the workplace 5. Maintain a First-Aid Box at the workplace 6. Ensure that toilets, washrooms, and drinking water facilities to be located close to the workplace 7. Provide safe, secure and healthy working condition and comply with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 8. Send a quarterly return to the Inspector having jurisdiction about the details of employees engaged during night shifts through electronic mode |
No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Women employee to be permitted to work for more than eight hours any day and not for more than 48 hours in any week 2. Every women employee to be entitled to maternity benefits in accordance with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 3. Ensure sufficient safety through Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) during night shift working hours 4. Provide proper lighting in the workplace 5. Maintain a First-Aid Box at the workplace and provide immediate first aid to any employee during their shift 6. Ensure that toilets, washrooms, and drinking water facilities to be located close to the workplace 7. Provide safe, secure and healthy working condition and comply with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 8. Send a quarterly return to the Inspector having jurisdiction about the details of employees engaged during night shifts through electronic mode |
| 10 | Jharkhand | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Obtain consent of the women workers to work between the hours of 7.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m. 2. No woman to be employed against the maternity benefit provisions laid down under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 3. Adequate transportation facilities equipped with GPS tracking system to be provided for women employees to ensure safe pick-up and drop-off near their residences 4. Provide separate toilet and washroom facilities to the women workers 5. Ensure that creche facility to be operational between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., wherever applicable 6. Ensure that workplace, including passages leading to facilities such as toilets, washrooms, drinking water areas, and the entry and exit points used by women employees, to be well-lit and located in proximity to their work area and preferably equipped with CCTV systems to ensure safety 7. Boarding and lodging facilities for women workers to be provided exclusively for women and to remain under the supervision of designated women wardens or supervisors, where applicable 8. Ensure the compliance of Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Protection, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 9. At least five women workers to be employed in a particular area where women worker are working 10. Occupier to ensure the proper surveillance of canteen during night shift (7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.) 11. Display the applicable State laws pertaining to workers protection, along with the relevant Sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and details of corresponding penalties/punitive provisions, at a conspicuous place within the factory premises in both the local language and English 12. Ensure the constitution of 'Factory Security Committee' to strategize and implement appropriate security measures 13. Ensure routine Security patrolling in the factory premises during night time 14. Ensure setting up of a 24x7 manned security control room in the factories 15. Establish and maintain effective liaison with the nearest police station 16. Conduct security audits preferably in consultation with police authorities to assess and improve security measures 17. Ensure comprehensive CCTV coverage of the premises and establish a protocol for the prompt sharing of video footage with the local police in the event of any untoward incident involving workers, particularly where women employees are engaged, to facilitate swift response and investigation 18. Security personnel to be technically trained and equipped with soft skills to ensure effective handling of workplace situations 19. Ex-servicemen (preferably from the Directorate General of Resettlement) to be deployed as security staff in identified high-risk areas of the factory, wherever possible |
| 11 | Karnataka | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Obtain consent of women employees for employing in night shift 2. Provide transport facility to women workers with GPS tracking and monitoring 3. Employment of women employee during night shall be on rotation basis 4. Security guards to be posted at work place and night shift vehicles 5. Sufficient rest rooms, electricity, latrines lockers, dispensary facility and washing facilities with adequate water supply to be provided separately for women employees working during night 6. Establishment to bear the cost of creche for women employees in night shift 7. Obtain bio-data of each driver, schedule pick-up and drop of women employees 8. Telephone number, particularly mobile phone numbers email ID and address of the women employees working during night not to be disclosed to unauthorised persons 9. Control room/travel desk for monitoring movement of vehicles for women employees working during night 10. App in mobile may be developed and adopted by the establishment employing women employees during night |
No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Women workers are employed in a batch not less than ten and the total of the women workers employed in a night shift shall not be less than 2/3rd of the total strength 2. Obtain written consent to be taken from female workers to work in night shifts |
| 12 | Kerala | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. No person or women below 17 years of age to be employed in night shift 2. Obtain consent of women employees for employing between 9 P. M. and 6 A. M. and women employees to be employed in groups consisting of atleast 5 employees 3. Ensure adequate protection of dignity, honour and safety, protection from sexual harassment to women employees 4. Provide transportation facility to women employees in night shift |
No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Prohibition on employment of women between 10.00 p.m and 5.00 a.m. 2. Separate dormitory accommodation to be given to women workers 3. Provide free transport facilities to house with accompanying security personnel to women employees working beyond 7.00 p.m. 4. Exhibit notice of periods of work prepared in accordance with provisions of the Factories Act and Rules, approved by the Inspector of Factories and Boilers in the factory 5. Comply with the provisions regarding daily hours of work prescribed in section 54 of the Factories Act, 1948 6. Rotation of shifts to be planned in such a way that the intervening weekly holidays are duly availed by the workers before any such changes take effect 7. Ensure adequate protection to women workers dignity, self-esteem and safety |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Comply with all the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 and other related prevailing laws 2. Minimum of five women workers to be employed in a batch 3. Safe and secure workplace to be provided for women employees, with female guards stationed at the entry and exit points where 10 or more women are employed 4. Obtain written consent of women workers for working in night shift 5. Adequate toilet, washroom and drinking facilities to be provided at the workplace where women employees are employed 6. Pathways leading to toilet, washroom and drinking facilities, which women workers need to access during work or otherwise, to be well-lit and monitored by Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) for security 7. Separate rest room to be provided where 10 or more women are employed |
No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. No woman to be employed in contravention of the maternity benefits mandated by any applicable laws 2. Minimum of five women workers to be employed in a batch 3. Women employees to be provided with sufficient transportation services, including pick-up and drop-off at their homes 4. Obtain written consent of women workers for working in night shift 5. Provide safe and secure working conditions such that no women employee is disadvantaged in connection with her employment 6. Provide safe and secure working conditions such that no women employee is disadvantaged in connection with her employment 7. Pathways leading to toilet, washroom, drinking facilities, dining and rest room which women workers need to access during work or otherwise, to be well-lit and monitored by Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) for security 8. Women security guards to be available at entry and exit point of workplace 9. Accommodations to be reserved exclusively for women and managed by women wardens or supervisors whenever the factory provides boarding and lodging for female workers 10. At least one-third of the supervisors, shift-in-charges, foremen, or other supervisory staff on the night shift to be women 11. At least twelve consecutive hours of rest to be provided between the two shifts when a female worker is changed from a day shift to a night shift, or from a night shift to a day shift 12. Comply with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 |
| 14 | Maharashtra | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Comply with all the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 2. Adequate lighting and illumination inside/surroundings of the establishment 3. Maintain complaint box 4. Display of phone numbers of local police station, control room and women help line number 5. Engage sufficient number of woman security guard 6. Provide transportation facility for all women workers working in night shift 7. Mandatory Police verification of drivers/ guards etc 8. Interval for rest/ gap between day shift and night shift 9. Restriction on working of women in night shift during pre and post delivery |
No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Comply with all the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 2. Adequate lighting and illumination inside/surroundings of the establishment 3. Maintain complaint box 4. Display of phone numbers of local police station, control room and women help line number 5. Engage sufficient number of woman security guard 6. Provide transportation facility for all women workers working in night shift 7. Mandatory Police verification of drivers/ guards etc 8. Interval for rest/ gap between day shift and night shift 9. Restriction on working of women in night shift during pre and post delivery |
| 15 | Manipur | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned |
| 16 | Meghalaya | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned |
| 17 | Mizoram | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned |
| 18 | Nagaland | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned |
| 19 | Odisha | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Obtain written consent of the women employees to work in night shift 2. At least three women to be employed, including the onsite woman employer, if applicable 3. Provide adequate transportation facilities with Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking system 4. Obtain Bio-data and Police verification of each driver of the night transportation vehicle, whether employed directly or through service provider 5. Provide toilet/washroom and drinking water facilities in close proximity to the work area where women employees are employed, with provisions CCTV surveillance and proper lighting including the passages towards conveniences 6. Prominently display its dedicated telephone numbers, along with the Government's Toll-Free Helpline for Women (181) and the Labour and ESI Department Helpline (1800-345-6703), both within the premises and inside any vehicles used for worker transportation 7. Provide at least eight continuous hours of rest between the conclusion of the last shift and the commencement of a night shift, whenever a woman employee's schedule is altered from day shift to night shift or the reverse 8. Comply with the applicable provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 9. No adolescent to be permitted to work in any establishment during night time, either as an employee or in any other capacity |
No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Obtain written consent of the women employees to work in night shift i.e. between 7.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m. 2. Provide adequate transportation facilities with Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking system 3. Provide separate toilet/washroom and drinking water facilities in close proximity to the work area where women employees are employed, with provisions CCTV surveillance and proper lighting including the passages towards conveniences 4. Prominently display its dedicated telephone numbers, along with the Government's Toll-Free Helpline for Women (181) and the Labour and ESI Department Helpline (1800-345-6703), both within the premises and inside any vehicles used for worker transportation 5. No woman to be employed against the maternity benefit provisions laid down under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 6. Provide creche facilities or arrange creche facilities in a Factory with over 30 women workers, from voluntary or other organizations during night shift 7. Boarding and lodging facilities for women workers to be provided exclusively for women and managed by female wardens or supervisors |
| 20 | Punjab | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Provide safe working environment, conduct regular workshops and awareness programs to educate employees about the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 2. Women workers to be provided with all necessary safeguards in common transport 3. Proper logs to be maintained of the vehicles along with details of driver, helper (if any) and security staff (if any) 4. Prominently display the phone numbers of Police Helpline, Security In-Charge and Management and the penal consequences of sexual harassments 5. Women workers are employed in groups and the number of women working during a night shift to be at least five or two-thirds of the total shift strength, whichever is lower 6. Places where the female workers are working or they have to move out of necessity in the course of night shift to be properly lit and has adequate electricity backup 7. Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) facilities in the premises to be installed to ensure safety of women workers at night and maintain all recordings of night shifts for at least 45 days 8. At least two women security personnel to be deployed during the night shift at the workplace of women workers 9. Maintain first-aid and medical facilities as prescribed 10. Boarding and lodging facilities to be exclusively reserved for women and placed under the supervision of female wardens or supervisors, if the establishment provides such facilities for female workers 11. Female workers engaged in night and regular shifts to hold a monthly meeting, through their representatives, with the principal employer once every eight weeks, as a Grievance Day |
No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Comply with the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 2. Provide a safe working environment for all employees, which includes protection against individuals who may come into contact with them at the workplace 3. Ensure that all places where the female workers are working or they have to move out of necessity in the course of night shift is properly lit and has adequate electricity backup 4. Ensure that women workers are employed in groups and the number of women working during a night shift to be at least five or two-thirds of the total shift strength, whichever is lower 5. CCTV facilities in the premises to be installed to ensure safety of women workers at night 6. Maintain all recordings of night shifts for at least 45 days 7. At least two women security personnel to be deployed during the night shift at the workplace of women workers 8. Ensure that women workers will be provided with all necessary safeguards in common transport like no curtains or dark films/screens on windows, properly lit interiors 9. Prominently display the Police Helpline, Security In-Charge and Management phone numbers 10. Proper logs to be maintained of the vehicles along with details of driver, helper (if any) and security staff (if any) 11. Maintain first-aid and medical facilities 12. Boarding and lodging facilities to be exclusively reserved for women and placed under the supervision of female wardens or supervisors, if the factory provides such facilities for female workers 13. Comply with the provision of Night Shift and Prohibition of overlapping of shifts (Section 58) of the Factories Act, 1948 14. Follow the provisions of the Factories Act and the rules of other statutory provisions with respect to the hours of work and the Payment of Equal Remuneration Act and all other Labour Legislations 15. Ensure that female workers engaged in night and regular shifts to hold a monthly meeting, through their representatives, with the principal employer once every eight weeks, as a Grievance Day and employer to make every effort to address all legitimate and reasonable grievances raised during these meetings 16. Employ female workers either wholly or partially during night shifts, provided that all the aforementioned conditions are fully complied with |
| 21 | Rajasthan | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Obtain consent of the women employees for working during night hours 2. Issue appointment letter and photo ID card to woman employee 3. Provide safe transport facility for safe commutation during night hours 4. Provide separate rest rooms and lockers to women employees for keeping luggage at the workplace 5. No woman employee is allowed to work during night during pre and post delivery period of 3 months 6. Implement appropriate measures and safeguards to prevent any act or incident of sexual harassment within the workplace |
No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Obtain consent of the women employees for working during night hours 2. Prohibition on employment of women in contravention of the maternity benefit provisions laid down under the Social Security Code, 2020 3. Adequate and separate transportation facilities to be provided to women employee to pick up and drop at her residence 4. Provision of proper light at work place including toilets, washrooms, drinking water, entry and exit points 5. Toilets, washrooms, drinking water facilities to be near to the workplace where the female worker is employed 6. Safe and healthy working conditions to be provided such that no women employee is disadvantaged in connection with her employment 7. Comply with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and make arrangements for redressal of all appropriate complaints 8. Obtain acknowledgment certificate before employing women workers in the factory during the said time period by the factory management 9. Women employees to be made aware of their rights and such guidelines to be notified prominently 10. Provide adequate lighting at appropriate places of factories 11. Women workers to be employed in one batch of not less than ten and the total of the women workers employed in a night shift not to be more than 2/3rd of the total strength 12. Adequate security arrangements to be provided during the night time at entry as well as exit points 13. Sufficient number of work sheds to be provided for the female workers to arrive in advance and also leave after the working hours 14. Separate canteen facility to be provided for the female workers 15. Appoint at least two female wardens at night who shall go round and work as Special Welfare Assistants 16. Provide proper medical facilities to female workers 17. Provide telephone facility at the time of urgency to female workers 18. Provide a separate vehicle where more than hundred women workers are employed at night 19. Arrangements to be mainly under the control of women wardens or supervisors where food and lodging arrangements are made for the female workers 20. Not less than 1/3rd of strength of the supervisors or shift-in charge or foreman or other supervisory staff to be women during night shift 21. At least twelve consecutive hours of rest or gap to be provided between the last period and the night period whenever a woman worker is changed from day period to night period and so also from night period to day period 22. Follow the provisions of the factories Act and other statutory provisions with respect to the hours of work and the payment of equal remuneration and all other labour laws 23. Additional holiday to be permitted for the women workers during menstruation period which shall be a paid holiday for the night time 24. Monthly meeting through representatives and principal employer with female workers who work in night shifts and regular shifts 25. Send a fortnightly report to the Inspector of Factories and the local police station of any untoward incident |
| 22 | Sikkim | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to appoint of special welfare assistants for women workers in night shift. |
| 24 | Telangana | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Obtain consent of the women employees for working during night hours 2. Provide safe transport facility with GPS tracking and monitoring to women workers, free of cost and with adequate security 3. Employment of women employee to be on rotation basis 4. Provision relating to safety and security measures of women employees with adequate number of security guards 5. Obtain Bio-data of each driver and conduct preemployment screening of the antecedents of all drivers employed and schedule of route of pick-up and drop to be decided by the supervisory officer of the company only 6. Prohibition on disclosing of personal details, particularly mobile phone numbers, email ID and address of the women employees to unauthorized persons 7. Security guards to be provided at work place and night shift vehicles 8. Establishment to have a control room/travel desk for monitoring movement of vehicles and records for transport and safety to be maintained |
No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned |
| 25 | Tripura | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to make adequate security and transport arrangements for women employees during night shifts (Applicable to all ITES/IT Establishments) | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. CCTV cameras to be installed in the factory premises and in the transportation used for women workers in the night shift 2. Transportation used for women workers in the night shift also to be traceable via GPS technology 3. Send a monthly report to the Inspector of factories of region concerned about the details of women workers engaged during night shift |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | Prohibition of employment of children during night shift | No provision mentioned for specifically for women employees |
| 28 | West Bengal | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | Prohibition of employment of children during night shift | No provision mentioned for specifically for women employees |
| 29 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned |
| 30 | Chandigarh | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Provide adequate security and proper transport facility to the women workers including women employees of contractors during the evening/night shifts 2. Minimum of five women employees to be employed in the night shift |
No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned |
| 31 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned |
| 32 | Delhi | Employer to ensure that employees are not compelled to work exclusively during night hours, in case of shift operations | Employer to obtain consent of women employees to work in night shift | Prohibition of employment of children during night shift | No provision mentioned for specifically for women employees |
| 33 | Jammu and Kashmir | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Obtain written consent of the women employees for working in night shift (beyond 7:00 PM and before 6:00 AM) 2. Provide free transportation for women employees between their residences and the workplace, ensuring adequate security with CCTV cameras and GPS for continuous monitoring and tracking 3. Ensure that safety and security measures to include providing shelters, rest rooms, lunch rooms, night creches, and ladies washrooms 4. Ensure the protection of the privacy, dignity, honour, and safety of women employees, including safeguards against sexual harassment 5. A minimum of five (5) women employees to be deployed together 6. Ensure that adequate number of security guards to be posted during night shift 7. Obtain Bio-data of each driver and conduct pre-employment screening of the antecedents of all drivers employed 8. Any change in drivers, routes, or shifts to be made only with the prior notification of the supervisory officers or employees concerned, in situations of urgency 9. Personal details, particularly mobile phone numbers, email ID and address of the women employees not to be disclosed to unauthorized persons 10. Provide security guards at work place and night shift vehicles when women employees are being picked up first or dropped last 11. Designated supervisors of the company or service provider to randomly check the vehicles on various routes as for as possible 12. Have a control room/travel desk for monitoring movement of vehicles 13. Maintain records relating to the conditions of safety, holidays and working hours of women employee during night shifts |
| 34 | Ladakh | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned |
| 35 | Lakshadweep | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned | No provision mentioned |
| 36 | Puducherry | No provision mentioned for all Employees | Employer to ensure the following provisions- 1. Obtain written consent of the women worker to work in night shift i.e. between 8.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m. 2. Provide toilets, washrooms and drinking facilities within the workplace premises where such women workers are employed 3. No women to be employed against the maternity benefit provisions laid down under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 4. Workplace, including all passages leading to conveniences or facilities such as toilets, washrooms, drinking water points and the entry and exit routes to be maintained in a condition of adequate and suitable lighting whether natural, artificial, or a combination thereof 5. Closed Circuit Televisions (CCTVs) to be installed in the premises as a safety and security measure |
Prohibition of employment of children during night shift | No provision mentioned for specifically for women employees |
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