Rule 6 Weekly day of rest
- Chapter
- II · Minimum Wages
- Text as on
- As notified 08 May 2026
6. Weekly dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night of rest.--
(1) Subject to the provisions of this rule, an employee shall be allowed rest for one day in every week (hereinafter referred to as "the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night"), in case of six-day working week which shall ordinarily be a Sunday and in case of less than six-days w o r k i n g week, t h e rest d a y shall include Saturday and Sunday, however, the employer may fix any other dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night of the week as the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night for any employee or class of employees:
Provided that in a six-days working week or less than six days working week, as the case may be, the remaining days of the week shall be paid rest days for such employees:
Provided further that an employee shall be entitled for the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night under this sub-rule, if he has worked under the same employer in case of six-days working week for a continuous period of not less than six days and in case of less than six-days working week for a continuous period of the stipulated number of working days, as the case may be:
Provided also that the employee shall be informed of the dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night fixed as the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night and of any subsequent change in the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night before the change is effected, by display of a notice to that effect at a conspicuous place in the place of employment or electronicallyDefined in rule 2(j): electronically means any information submitted by email or maintained or displayed on the designated portal or mobile application or website or digital payment in any mode for the purposes of the Code.
Explanation.- For the purpose of computation of the continuous period of not less than six days or the stipulated number of days worked in a week specified in the second proviso to this sub-rule,
(a) any dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night on which an employee is required to attend for work but is given only an allowance for attendance and is not provided with work;
(b) any dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night on which an employee is laid off on payment of compensation under the Industrial Relations CodeDefined in rule 2(g): Code means the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 2019), 2020 (35 of 2020), and;
(c) any leave or holiday, with or without pay, granted by the employer to an employee in the period of six days or during the stipulated number of working days of a week, as the case may
be, immediately preceding the rest days.
(2) An employee shall not be required or allowed to work on the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night unless he is allowed a substituted rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night on one of the working days in a week immediately before or after the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night:
Provided that no substitution shall be made, which shall result in the employee working for more than ten days consecutively without a rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night.
(3) Where any employee works on a rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night and has been given a substituted rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night on any working days before or after the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night, the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night shall, for the purposes of calculating the weekly hours of work, be included in the week in which the substituted rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night occurs.
(4) An employee shall be granted for rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night, wages calculated at the rate applicable to the previous working dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night; where he works on the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night and has been given a substituted rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night, then, h e shall be paid wages for the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night on which h e worked, at the overtime rate and wages for the substituted rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night at the rate applicable to the previous working dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night:
Provided that in case of six-days working week where------
(i) the minimum rate of wages of the employee as notified under the CodeDefined in rule 2(g): Code means the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 2019) has been worked out by dividing the minimum monthly rate of wages by twenty- six; or
(ii) the actual daily rate of wages of the employee has been worked out by dividing the monthly rate of wages by twenty-six and such actual daily rate of wages is not less than the notified minimum daily rate of wages of the employee, then, no wages for the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night shall be payable; and
(iii) the employee works on the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night and has been given a substituted rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night, then, the employee shall be paid, only for the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night on which he worked, an amount equal to the wages payable at the overtime rate, which shall not be less than twice the normal rate of wages,
and, in case any dispute arises whether the daily rate of wages has been worked out in accordance with the provisions of this proviso, the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) or the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) having jurisdiction may, on application made in this behalf, decide the same, after giving an opportunity to the parties concerned to make written representations:
Provided further that in case of an employee governed by a piece-rate system, the employee shall be paid wages for the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night on which he works, at the overtime rate and wages for the substituted rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night at the rate applicable to the previous working dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night.
Explanation.- For the purpose of this sub-rule, the words `previous working dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night' means the last dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night on which the employee has worked, which precedes the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night or the substituted rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night, as the case may be; and where the substituted rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night falls on a dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night immediately after the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night, the previous working dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night means the last dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night on which the employee has worked, which precedes the rest dayDefined in rule 2(i): day means a period of twenty four hours beginning at mid night.
(5) The provisions of this rule shall not operate to the prejudice of more favourable terms, if any, to which an employee may be, entitled under any other law or under the terms of any award, agreement or contract of service, and in such a case, the employee shall be entitled only to more favorable terms.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this rule, the expression `week' shall mean a period of seven days beginning at midnight on Saturday night.