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📘 Hours of Employment Regulations (HOER) – 20 Questions

1. What is the full form of HOER?
Answer: Hours of Employment Regulations


2. What is the main objective of HOER?
Answer: To regulate the hours of work, rest, and leave for railway employees


3. What are the three categories of employment under HOER?
Answer: Intensive, Continuous, Essentially Intermittent, Excluded


4. What is the maximum duty hours for an 'Intensive' worker per week?
Answer: 45 Hours


5. What is the maximum duty hours for a 'Continuous' worker per week?
Answer: 48 Hours


6. What is the maximum duty hours for an 'Essentially Intermittent' worker per week?
Answer: 72 Hours


7. What is the minimum rest period for an 'Intensive' worker per week?
Answer: 30 Consecutive Hours


8. What is the minimum rest period for a 'Continuous' worker per week?
Answer: 30 Consecutive Hours


9. What is the minimum rest period for an 'Essentially Intermittent' worker per week?
Answer: Less than 24 consecutive hours (as per specific rules)


10. Who determines the classification of employment under HOER?
Answer: Head of Department or an officer authorized by him, subject to review by the competent authority.


11. Can an employee classified as 'Excluded' be brought under HOER?
Answer: Yes, if the nature of their duties changes and they no longer fall under the excluded category.


12. What is the provision for 'split duty' under HOER?
Answer: Allowed only for certain categories with specific conditions and compensatory rest.


13. What is 'compensatory rest' under HOER?
Answer: Rest granted in lieu of short rest or insufficient rest.


14. What is the periodicity of reviewing classification of employees under HOER?
Answer: Every Five Years (or earlier if necessary)


15. What is the role of the Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central) in HOER matters?
Answer: To interpret HOER provisions and mediate disputes.


16. Can a railway employee work continuously for more than 14 hours without relief?
Answer: No, it is generally prohibited, with exceptions for emergencies.


17. What is the impact of HOER on payment of overtime?
Answer: Overtime is payable for work beyond the prescribed hours.


18. Are railway employees employed in administrative offices generally covered under HOER?
Answer: No, they are often in the 'Excluded' category, or governed by other rules.


19. What is the full form of RB?
Answer: Railway Board


20. Is night duty defined under HOER?
Answer: Yes, generally between 22:00 hours to 06:00 hours, with specific rest rules.




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🏭 Factories Act – 20 Questions

21. When was the Factories Act enacted?
Answer: 1948


22. What is the primary objective of the Factories Act?
Answer: To regulate employment conditions in factories, focusing on health, safety, and welfare of workers.


23. How many workers are required for a premises to be considered a 'factory' under the Act (with power)?
Answer: 10 or more


24. How many workers are required for a premises to be considered a 'factory' under the Act (without power)?
Answer: 20 or more


25. Who is responsible for the overall compliance with the Factories Act in a factory?
Answer: Occupier


26. What is the maximum daily working hours for an adult worker in a factory?
Answer: 9 Hours


27. What is the maximum weekly working hours for an adult worker in a factory?
Answer: 48 Hours


28. What is the minimum weekly rest period for an adult worker in a factory?
Answer: 24 Consecutive Hours


29. What is the provision for 'overtime' under the Factories Act?
Answer: Double the ordinary rate of wages for work beyond daily/weekly limits.


30. Is employment of children below 14 years of age allowed in factories?
Answer: No, it is prohibited.


31. What is the provision for 'annual leave with wages' under the Factories Act?
Answer: One day for every 20 days of work for adults, one day for every 15 days for children.


32. What are the key aspects covered under 'Health' provisions in the Factories Act?
Answer: Cleanliness, disposal of wastes, ventilation, temperature, dust and fume, artificial humidification, overcrowding, lighting, drinking water, latrines and urinals, spittoons.


33. What are the key aspects covered under 'Safety' provisions in the Factories Act?
Answer: Fencing of machinery, safe working space, protection against dangerous machinery, hoists and lifts, lifting machinery, pressure plant, floors, stairs and means of access, pits, sumps, openings in floors, excessive weights, protection of eyes, precautions against dangerous fumes, fire.


34. What are the key aspects covered under 'Welfare' provisions in the Factories Act?
Answer: Washing facilities, facilities for storing and drying clothing, facilities for sitting, first-aid appliances, canteens, shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms, creches, welfare officers.


35. Is it mandatory for a factory employing 500 or more workers to appoint a Welfare Officer?
Answer: Yes


36. Is it mandatory for a factory employing 250 or more workers to provide a canteen?
Answer: Yes


37. Is it mandatory for a factory employing 30 or more women workers to provide a creche?
Answer: Yes


38. Who is an 'Inspector' appointed under the Factories Act?
Answer: An officer appointed by the State Government to ensure compliance with the Act.


39. What is the penalty for contravention of provisions of the Factories Act?
Answer: Imprisonment or fine or both.


40. Does the Factories Act apply to all railway establishments?
Answer: It applies to railway workshops and other establishments that fall within the definition of a 'factory'.




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