UP Govt Allows Women to Work Night Shifts With Double Pay and Special Safety Benefits

New rules for working people: If you work in a private job, you’ll undoubtedly want rules that protect your rights. People constantly complain about the lack of proper regulations in private jobs, with demands ranging from shifts to fixed salaries frequently.

Therefore, it’s crucial to establish rules for private employees that can help them protect their rights.

For example, the Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh has taken a major step towards empowering women in the employment sector. Under this initiative, several important steps have been taken to provide women with various facilities and benefits. So, let’s find out what this new rule of the UP government entails. You can learn more about it further…

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These new rules have been made:-

•  Now, women can also work at night. However, written consent from the female employee is required. Women will now be able to work from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., meaning their night shift will be considered after 7 p.m. Previously, the night shift was considered after 9 p.m.
• If women are working night shifts, their written consent must be obtained. Furthermore, providing safe transportation, escorting guards, health facilities, and CCTV will be mandatory.
• According to the new rules, women will be allowed to work six days a week. Overtime has been increased from 75 hours to 144 hours per quarter. Women will also be paid double overtime.
• Previously, women could only work in 12 industrial sectors, but this number has now been expanded to 29. This means that women will be able to work in sectors that fall into the hazardous category.

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