Section 19: Weekly holidays
The Tea Plantations Labour Ordinance, 1962 · Labour Laws · Partly in force
Partly in force — federal text; provincial/ICT scope varies (see notes) — Source: Pakistan Code (single official PDF, 2026-08-21). Whether this provision is still in force has not been independently verified.
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19. Weekly holidays.___(1) The Provincial Government may make rules providing for- (a) a day of rest in every period of seven days which shall be allowed to all workers ; and (b) payment for work done on a day of rest at such overtime rate as may be prescribed under section 31. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (a) of sub-section (1) where a worker is willing to work on any day of rest which is not a closed holiday in the tea plantation, nothing contained in this section shall prevent him from doing so: Provided that in so doing a worker does not work for more than ten days consecutively without a holiday for a whole day intervening. Explanation.— Nothing contained in this section shall apply to any worker whose total period of employment, including any day spent on leave, is less than six days.
Effective date: 1962-01-01
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