Factory Act
About Factory Act
Factory Act is an act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories.
The UK Parliament issued a number of laws known as the "Factory Acts" to control the terms of industrial employment.
Before the Act of 1833, which established a skilled Factory Inspectorate, the early Acts primarily focused on controlling the working hours and moral well-being of young children who worked in cotton mills. However, they were essentially not implemented. Then, by virtue of an Act from 1844, women were included in the control of working hours.
The Factories Act of 1847 fulfilled a long-standing demand by the millworkers for a ten-hour day, along with Acts in 1850 and 1853 correcting flaws in the 1847 Act. The Factory Acts also included standards for ventilation, hygienic practices, and equipment guarding in an effort to improve the working conditions for mill children.
A Factory Act was issued by the government in 1833 to enhance working
conditions for kids in factories. Young children were working incredibly
long hours in sometimes appalling settings. No child employees under
the age of nine were allowed, according to the laws outlined in this
legislation.
The Factories Act, 1948 provides safeguard for workers to protect health, provides for safety at the workplace when dealing with machinery, improves the physical conditions of the workplace, and provides welfare amenities. Only factories are covered by the Act.
The Act also restricts the hours of work, provides for overtime and spread of working hours, and employment of young persons and women.
Who should take the Factory Act Exam?
- HR Managers, senior executives, executives
- Any student or Industry person who is interested to learn about labor laws.
- Students of human resources
- Diploma / Degree / Post-Graduate HR students.
- Law students.
- College Students and Industry people who are working in any type of Industry or deal with Legal, Fire, and Safety aspects.
- Difference between ACT & RULE.
- Chapters, Sections & Schedules of Factory Act, 1948.
- Important sections of Factory Act, 1948.
- Important rules of Maharashtra Factory Rule, 1963.
- Relation between sections and rules.