Dear sir,
I am working as executive in Bhatar Heavy Electricals Limited(BHEL), a government undertaking, a Public sector Company.
As per the rules of BHEL every employee has to work for 48 hours a week, as written in our rule list.
BHEL has different divisions i.e, Corporate office, Regional Office, Power Sector Head Quarters, manufacturing units, Construction sites.
THe corporate office/Power Sector Head Quarters/Regional Offices works in first and third weeks from monday to Saturday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm (including 1 hour lunch) making it 48 hours a week work,
while on second and forth week working time from monday to frinday is 9:00 am to 6:00 pm (including 1 hour lunch) making it just 40 Hours a week work.
In Manufacturing units, the working is generally in shift, and employees has to work in shift of 9 hours (including 1 hours lunch time), making it 48 hours/week for all 4 weeks of month.
Many construction SITE works, 9:00 am to 6:00pm (Including one hour lunch break), while in my sites work timing has been 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (Including two hour lunch break from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm).
While asking them to do it 9:00am to 6:00 am, as most of companies divisions run. IN reply they say "it cant be done,you are working just 8 hours, you have to follow this timing"
My question is,
1.sience maximum working hours is 10 hours a day as per BOCW Act (as i know), whether comapny can extend the timings of lunch and make you work for 9 to 7, six day a week? Is there any rule related to lunch hour? Is this not enequality? If it is, what can I do?
2. Since COrporate office/ Power Sectore head quarters/Regional office enjoys weekly off on second and forth saturday, then why we Construction site employee are forced to work 6 days a week, without giving holiday of second and forth saturday? Is it fair that in same company they are enjoying 6 holidays a month, and we are having just 4 holidays a month? Is this not enequality? If it is, what can I do?
