My employer in Dharamshala makes me work 60 hours a week, what is the legal limit on weekly working hours?

Detailed Legal Analysis

The maximum weekly working hours are prescribed under the Factories Act, 1948, or the Himachal Pradesh Rent Control Act 2012 applicable to shops and establishments in your state. For factory workers, no adult worker shall be required to work more than 48 hours per week and 9 hours per day, with weekly overtime not exceeding 50 hours.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that exceeding statutory hours without overtime payment is a violation of labour rights and attracts penalty. For shop and establishment workers in Dharamshala, the state-specific Act may prescribe 8 or 9 hours per day with a weekly cap.

Overtime must be paid at twice the ordinary rate of wages. The employer must maintain a register of working hours and overtime under the respective Act.