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CAP. 57

Women and Young Persons (Industry) Regulations

[1988 Ed.

[Subsidiary]

Facilities for resting

7. In any industrial undertaking in which women or young persons are employed, the employer shall provide (if practicable, having regard of the layout of the premises in question) and maintain for the use of all such women and young persons, whose work is done standing, suitable facilities for sitting sufficient to enable them to take advantage of any opportunities for resting which may occur in the course of their employment.

General conditions as to hours of employment of women and young persons

8. (1) Subject to these regulations, no employer shall employ any woman or young person in any industrial undertaking unless the working hours, the period of employment and the intervals for meals and rest for such woman or young person conform to the following conditions, namely--

(a) the total hours worked shall neither exceed 8 in any day nor exceed 48

in any week;

(b) the period of employment shall-

(1) [Repealed, L.N. 41[88]

(ii) in the case of a young person, not exceed 10 hours in any day and shall neither begin earlier than 7 a.m. nor end later than 7 p.m.; and

(iii) in the case of a woman, not exceed 10 hours in any day and shall neither begin earlier than 6 a.m. nor end later than II p.m.; (c) no woman or young person shall be required or permitted to work continuously for a spell of more than 5 hours without thereafter an interval of not less than half an hour for a meal or rest;

(d) except with the permission in writing of the Commissioner, the period of employment and the intervals allowed for meals and rest in accordance with this regulation shall be the same for all women and young persons employed in such industrial undertaking.

(IA) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(a), the total hours worked by a woman or young person in an industrial undertaking may, by agreement between the employer and the woman or young person concerned, exceed 8 on one or more days in any week or 48 in any week:

Provided that the total hours worked by the woman or young person in that week and the next following week do not exceed 96. (L.N. 41/88)

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, work shall be deemed to be continuous unless interrupted by an interval of at least half an hour.

Notice fixing hours of employment

(L.N. 41/88)

9. (1) No employer shall employ any woman or young person in an industrial undertaking unless there is conspicuously posted up at a place which is conveniently accessible to the persons employed in the industrial undertaking a notice-

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