Bengaluru: Domestic workers cannot be employed without a written agreement between employers and workers, and employers contravening the provisions of the Act can be punished with a maximum three-month prison term, according to the Karnataka Domestic Workers (Social Security and Welfare) draft bill.

The draft, prepared by the Labour Department, mandates paying minimum wages and overtime wages to domestic workers. The bill was publicised on Wednesday, and citizens will have a month’s time to provide suggestions and cite objections.

The overall working hours per week cannot exceed 48 hours, and a full-day holiday or two staggered half-day holidays should be provided per week, the draft says, adding that they must be eligible for \"reasonable working hours,\" periods of rest, annual leave a

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