Current Affairs - National - Discussion

The Centre is to pass an ordinance which will allow the state governments the flexibility to increase the work hours of employees across establishments to 12 hours per day from eight hours. The move is aimed to address the issue of labour shortage and facilitate companies to maintain social distancing.The ordinance will enforce the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH&WC) that empowers states or 'appropriate authority' to notify work hours. The ordinance is yet to be passed.