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The Factories Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6.c. 55) was an Act of Parliament passed in the United Kingdom by the Labour government of Clement Attlee.It was passed with the intention of safeguarding the health of workers.
The Factories Act, 1948 (Act No. 63 of 1948), as amended by the Factories (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act 20 of 1987), served to assist in formulating national policies in India with respect to occupational safety and health in factories and docks in India. It deals with various problems concerning safety, health, efficiency and well-being of the ...
The Workmen's Compensation Act 1923 requires that compensation is paid if workers are injured in the course of employment for injuries, or benefits to dependants. The rates are low. [28] [29] Factories Act 1948, consolidated existing factory safety laws (replaced in 2020) Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
The Factories Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 34) consolidated the 1937 and 1959 acts. As of 2008, the Factories Act 1961 is substantially still in force, though workplace health and safety is principally governed by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37) and regulations made under it.
An Act to substitute eighteen months for twelve months as the term of whole-time service under the National Service Act, 1948, [c] and five and a half years for seven years as the aggregate of the terms of whole-time and part-time service thereunder, and to make certain other amendments in that Act. (Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981 ...
The Factories Act, 1948, contains a suitable seating provision for factory workers. In 1948, the law stated that "In every factory, suitable seating arrangements must be provided and maintained for all workers required to stand, so they can sit and take rest when opportunities arise during their work."
It is an act to provide for a scheme for the payment of gratuity to employees engaged in factories, mines, oilfields, ports, plantations, shops or other establishments and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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