Hyderabad, July 6 -- The Government of Telangana has announced a new policy allowing employees in all commercial establishments (excluding shops) to work up to 10 hours a day, subject to specific labor safeguards, with an aim to improve the ease of doing business in the state.

The decision, aimed at offering greater flexibility to businesses while ensuring worker protection, outlines that the total working hours for an employee must not exceed 48 hours in a week.

The government has mandated that any work performed beyond the 48-hour weekly limit must be compensated with overtime wages.

Additionally, if an employee works for more than six hours in a single day, they are entitled to take a rest break of 30 minutes.

The total work durati...