HC dismisses plea to formulate policy for two-day weekly off
In contrast, millions of employees in the private sector (factories and commercial establishments) are forced to work six days a week, often exceeding 10-12 hours daily, causing severe physical and mental burnout. He stated that he had analysed and designed a ‘Rotational Labour Sharing Model’ under which large-scale private industries (employing more than 20 people) can remain functional for six or seven days a week, but individual employees will work only five days, receiving a mandatory two-day off on a rotational shift. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Madurai | Silver Rate in Madurai | Bank Holidays in Madurai | Public Holidays in Madurai | Madurai AQI | Weather in Madurai | Petrol Price in Madurai | Diesel Price in Madurai | CNG Price in Madurai | LPG Price in Madurai Stay updated with the latest Madurai news.
Madurai : Madras high court dismissed a plea seeking formulation of a uniform policy guaranteeing two-day mandatory weekly off for all categories of public and private sector workers across the state. The court was hearing a public interest litigation filed by S Bhaskar of Dindigul district. Hence, the petitioner moved court seeking a direction to the state govt to constitute a high-level expert committee comprising industrial, finance, and management experts to examine the feasibility of his model. He also sought a direction to the authorities to launch a pilot project implementing the mandatory two-day rotational weekly off in major industrial hubs like Chennai and Coimbatore. A division bench of Justice P Velmurugan and Justice K K Ramakrishnan observed that the relief sought was purely the prerogative of the state and only it could take such a policy decision, and dismissed the petition. Download the TOI App.
The petitioner stated that govt employees in Tamil Nadu enjoy a structured five-day work week with a mandatory two-day weekly off on Saturday and Sunday.