13 May 2009
Please tell me if an article assistant works for more than 35 hours in a week, is he entitled to a compensatory leave? if yes than what is the creteria about how much compensatoris will be given?? Please reply soon..
13 May 2009
He is but only in records not in practicle training. By any means you will be used more then that without being given a penny of extra leave.
17 June 2009
The normal Minimum working hour are 35 hours in a week, However i special cases it can extend to 45 hour in a week but not more then 45 hours, and a Article is entitled to get compensated for the extra hour he worked beyond 35 hours.
read the following extract off ICAI notification "If the exigencies or nature of training so warrants, the articled assistant shall work beyond the normal office hours. However, the maximum working hours for the articled assistant should not exceed normally 35 hours in a week excluding the lunch break and in any case or circumstances should not exceed 45 hours per week. In case the articled assistant is required to work beyond 35 hours per week, he is entitled to compensatory leave calculated with reference to the number of completed hours worked over and above 35 hours per week. The principal shall ensure that long working hours are not imposed on the articled assistants on a regular basis and only in case of exceptional circumstances where time bound work is to be delivered the articled assistants may be required to work longer hours which will still be subject to a maximum of 45 hours per week. The principal shall be free to allow compensatory leave or off hours in lieu of extra working beyond 35 hours."
for detail follow: http://www.icai.org/post.html?post_id=4546&c_id=219