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HR Manual 2019_ Ver-005 Chapter – 4 EMPLOYMENT & HOURS OF WORK

4.1 Periods and Hours of Works:
i. All Employees shall be at work in VIT at the time fixed and notified. Employee

attending late shall be liable for deduction of wages after due notice.
ii. Such period of work shall not exceed 48 hours in a week and 9 hours in a day subject to
the provisions of Law for the time being in force.

iii. VIT on special occasions is entitled to call for an Employee to report to work on holidays
or work overtime.
iv. VIT normally functions from Monday to Friday. The usual class timings are 8.30 a.m. to

5.30 p.m. and 9.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. The Employees who are required to be present for
the 8.30 a.m. classes can leave at 5.30 p.m. whereas others are required to follow 9.30
a.m. to 6.30 p.m. timing. Lunch-break of one hour can be availed between 01.00 p.m. and

02.00 p.m. as permitted by the concerned Deans/ Directors/ Section Head.
v. Apart from the timings specified above, certain department Employees depending on
the job nature may be asked to work on different shift timings (not specified above) as

prescribed by the concerned Deans/ Directors/ Section Head.
vi. An Employee shall not leave the work place earlier than the prescribed working hours.
If, for any unavoidable reason, one has to leave the work place earlier, then prior written

permission should be obtained from the respective Deans/ Directors/ Section Heads.

4.2 Shift Working :
At the discretion of VIT more than one shift may be worked in a department or departments or any

section of a department of VIT. If more than one shift is worked the Employee shall be liable to be
transferred from one shift to another.

4.3 Attendance :

i. Electronic Time cards are given to all categories of Employees as VIT deems expedient.
The electronic time card shall bear the name of the Employee, identity number and
classification.

ii. Electronic Time Card shall include any of its forms including but not limited to Swipe
Card, Magnetic Card, Bio-metric system of such other electronic forms.

iii. Any Employee who on attendance for work fails to register his attendance in the
manner specified herein shall be liable to be treated as absent for half a day unless he
gives to the satisfaction of the Authority appointed for the purpose the reasons for his
failure to do so.

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