Leave & Working Hours

Identify the establishment type, employee coverage and exemptions before adopting a leave policy or shift pattern. The linked Act is a reference text; later amendments and specific exemption orders must be checked together.

A fully consolidated 2026 leave-entitlement table has not yet been verified. No universal entitlement is inferred from this link alone.

• Open the Act on India Code ↗Government source

Entry reviewed: 5 October 2026

The new section 3(1)(k) excludes establishments employing ten or more workers if already registered under the OSH&WC Code. Applicability must therefore be resolved before using the state Act’s leave and hours provisions.

Registration continues until closure or cessation. New provisions require a service certificate within seven days of an employee’s application and prohibit retention of original employee documents. Read the full amendment for the other changes.

• Read the 2026 amendment ↗Government gazette · SGCMS-hosted copy

Entry reviewed: 5 October 2026

Identify the establishment type, employee coverage and exemptions before adopting a leave policy or shift pattern. The linked Act is a reference text; later amendments and specific exemption orders must be checked together.

A fully consolidated 2026 leave-entitlement table has not yet been verified. No universal entitlement is inferred from this link alone.

• Open the Act on India Code ↗Government source

Entry reviewed: 5 October 2026

Identify the establishment type, employee coverage and exemptions before adopting a leave policy or shift pattern. The linked Act is a reference text; later amendments and specific exemption orders must be checked together.

A fully consolidated 2026 leave-entitlement table has not yet been verified. No universal entitlement is inferred from this link alone.

• Open the Act on India Code ↗Government source

Entry reviewed: 5 October 2026

The order dated 5 July 2025 permits up to ten hours per day, subject to a 48-hour week. Work exceeding 48 hours a week attracts overtime, within the order’s quarterly limit.

This is not a blanket ten-hour rule for shops. Read the scope and every condition in the order. A breach can lead to revocation.

• Read the government exemption order ↗Government source

Entry reviewed: 5 October 2026

Identify the establishment type, employee coverage and exemptions before adopting a leave policy or shift pattern. The linked Act is a reference text; later amendments and specific exemption orders must be checked together.

A fully consolidated 2026 leave-entitlement table has not yet been verified. No universal entitlement is inferred from this link alone.

• Open the Act on India Code ↗Government source

Entry reviewed: 5 October 2026

Identify the establishment type, employee coverage and exemptions before adopting a leave policy or shift pattern. The linked Act is a reference text; later amendments and specific exemption orders must be checked together.

A fully consolidated 2026 leave-entitlement table has not yet been verified. No universal entitlement is inferred from this link alone.

• Open the Act on India Code ↗Government source

Entry reviewed: 5 October 2026

The Law and Judiciary Department publishes the principal Act and amendment instruments. The 2025 ordinance and later legislative developments affect the working-time review.

The final consolidated position has not been independently confirmed for this seed. No older nine-hour limit is represented as the current rule.

• Open the official legislation collection ↗Government source
• Amendment instrument on the official portal ↗Government source

Entry reviewed: 5 October 2026

The exemption under sections 9 and 10 requires registration on the departmental website. Employee working-time conditions still apply.

Night work for women requires the separate exemption and its safeguards. Display the notification at employee entrances and exits, and read its conditions in full.

This entry explains the exemption order; it does not provide a complete Haryana leave-entitlement table.

• Read the March 2026 notification ↗Government gazette · SGCMS-hosted copy

Entry reviewed: 5 October 2026