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36 PUNCTUALITY AND ATTENDANCE Introduction of 5 Days Week It has been decided to introduce 5 days week in the Federation. All offices of the Federation, excluding Industrial Units, shall now work for 5 days in a week with all Saturdays as closed. To make up for the closed Saturdays, the working hours per day during the 5 days of the week when the offices are open will be increased by one hour. Accordingly, the office timings shall be as under : 9.30 AM to 5.30 PM with half an hour break from 1.00 PM to 1.30 PM (Ref. O.O. No. 7 dated 31.7.1985) RMs to prescribe office timings in Branches It has been brought to notice that in certain offices of the Federation, different office timings have been prescribed by the concerned Regional/ Branch Managers with a view to save the overtime allowance. The Matter has been examined and after considering to the views of Regional/Branch Managers, it has been decided that the Regional/Branch Managers may prescribe different office timings for office/field staff like Telex/ Teleprinter operators, staff working at Dispatch Godowns, Shops, Docks, Mandies, Class IV staff, Chowkidars, Guest-House/Maintenance Attendants and Drivers etc. in case it is felt that such work has to be performed continuously for a sufficiently longer period and it is not possible to do that work within the prescribed office timings. If the job to be performed beyond the office hours is of temporary nature and is likely to be finished within a week or 15 days, there is no need to prescribe separate office timings. While prescribing separate office timings, the concerned officers shall keep the genuine business interest of the Federation in view and it should not be done with the sole intention to save the overtime allowance. (Ref. O.O. No. 57 dated 16.04.1987) ** O.O. No. 31 dated 17.11.1994 # O.O. No. 21 dated 08.01.1996 C. Punctuality in Attendance *(1) The importance of punctuality in the office hardly needs any emphasis. All employees are expected to maintai