Contents of the Wages Rules (Uttar Pradesh)

The Uttar Pradesh Code on Wages Rules, 2026

Rule 11. Determination of night shift under sub-section (1) of Section 13

Chapter II — Minimum WagesMade under The Code on Wages, 2019Notification No. 1377/XXXVI-03-2026-1901341, 12 Aug 2026

Official text

Where an employee in an employment works on a shift which extends beyond midnight, then:-(a) a rest day for the whole day for the purposes of rule 10 shall, in this case means a period of twenty-four consecutive hours beginning from the time when his shift ends; and

(b) the following day in such a case shall be deemed to be the period of twenty-four hours beginning from the time when such shift ends, and the hours after midnight during which such employee was engaged in work shall be counted towards the previous day.

Source: The Uttar Pradesh Code on Wages Rules, 2026, Notification No. 1377/XXXVI-03-2026-1901341 — Uttar Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary, 12 August 2026, p. 51 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 51 · official download · all sources

The rules were made in Hindi. The English text is the translation published by order of the Governor under clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution, which makes it the authoritative text in English. Rule headings are printed as marginal notes.