Four-day week likely for some firms as final rules of labour codes are set

Working hours cannot go beyond 48. Those who give a four-day week will have to provide three consecutive holidays after that

Companies will be able to provide even a four-day week to employees as the labour ministry would provide flexibility in this aspect in the final rules to be brought out under the labour codes.

Labour secretary Apurva Chandra told reporters, "We have tried to give flexibility in working days. It is entirely possible that some employers may want to provide a five-day week. We have also come across employers who said they are keen to provide a four-day working week."

However, the working hours cannot go beyond 48 hours, he clarified. Those who give a four-day week will have to