Under the Ease of Doing Business initiative, the Government of Telangana has exercised its powers under Section 73(4) of the Telangana Shops and Establishments Act, 1988, to relax certain working hour restrictions for commercial establishments (excluding shops).

All commercial establishments (excluding shops), as defined under Section 2(5) of the Act, are exempted from the applicability of Sections 16 and 17 of the Act, which relate to daily and weekly working hour restrictions.

The relaxation is subject to the following conditions:

1. Maximum daily working hours for an employee shall not exceed 10 hours, and the weekly limit is 48 hours. Overtime wages are mandatory for hours worked beyond 48 in a week.
2. No employee shall work more than 6 hours in a day continuously without a minimum 30-minute rest break.
3. The total spread of work including the rest interval shall not exceed 12 hours in a day.
4. Overtime work beyond 48 hours a week is allowed up to a maximum of 144 hours per quarter of a year, with appropriate overtime pay.
5. Any violation of these conditions may lead to revocation of the exemption without prior notice.