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1988 Ed.] Women and Young Persons (Industry)

Regulations

[CAP. 57

C7

[Subsidiary]

(6) If the Commissioner is satisfied that overtime employment in any industrial undertaking of women, in accordance with this regulation, in any process will prejudicially affect the health of such women, or any class of them, he may by notice in writing served upon the employer either prohibit the overtime employment in that process of such women, or such class of them, or make such further restrictions as to the amount of such overtime employment or otherwise as he thinks fit.

(7) Where the Commissioner is satisfied that work in any class or description of industrial undertaking is subject to seasonal or other special pressure, he may by order published in the Gazette as respects any class or description of industrial undertaking---

(a) increase for women, employed in any specified process, during any period of such pressure, the hours of work and the period of employment allowed in a day under this regulation; but the increase shall only take place in such number of weeks, not exceeding 8 in any year, as may be specified in the order;

(b) increase the hours of overtime employment allowed for an industrial undertaking under this regulation in a year to an aggregate not exceeding 350 hours.

(8) The Commissioner may authorize in writing the increase of the aggregate number of hours of overtime employment allowed for an industrial undertaking under this regulation if he is satisfied that the increase is necessary by reason of unforeseen pressure of work due to sudden orders, or by reason of a breakdown of machinery or plant or other unforeseen emergency.

(9) For the purposes of this regulation, the employment of women in different parts of any industrial undertaking or the employment of different sets of women in different processes may, where the employer has served notice in writing on the Commissioner of his wish to have such employment so treated and subject to such conditions as may be imposed by the Commissioner by notice in writing served on the employer, be treated, for the purpose of reckoning hours of overtime employment, as if it were employment in different undertakings. (L.N. 41/88)

(10) Where an employer of women in an industrial undertaking has served notice in writing on the Commissioner that the provisions of this regulation limiting overtime employment by reference to the industrial undertaking are unreasonable or inappropriate, such employer may, in lieu of complying with the said provisions, comply with such conditions limiting overtime employment by reference to the individual woman as may be imposed by the Commissioner by notice in writing served on the employer. (L.N. 41/88)

(10A) Notwithstanding paragraph (10) no woman may be employed overtime in an industrial undertaking for more than 200 hours in any year or 2 hours in any day. (L.N. 41/88)

(10B) Where the Commissioner is satisfied that any condition referred to in a notice in writing served by him on an employer under paragraph (9) or (10) has not been complied with, he may by further notice in writing served on the employer require the hours of overtime employment allowed for the industrial undertaking to be adjusted accordingly.