Office Timing Policy

Purpose

This policy establishes clear working hours and ensures adequate provisions for lunch and prayer breaks during office hours to accommodate employees’ needs.

Policy Effective Date: 1st February 2025

Office Hours

  • Regular Working Hours: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
  • Total Work Duration: 8 hours (including breaks)

Break Schedule

To ensure productivity and accommodate personal needs, the following breaks will be observed:

Lunch Break

  • Duration: 01 Hour
  • Timing: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Friday Timings

  • Regular Working Hours: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
  • Total Work Duration: 9 hours (including breaks)

    Lunch and Namaz Break

  • Duration: 1.5 hours
  • Timing: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Break Guidelines

  1. Adherence: Employees are encouraged to adhere strictly to the allocated times for each break.
  2. Prayer Breaks: Designed to provide sufficient time for employees to perform prayers without interrupting workflow.
  3. Adjustments: The exact timing of prayer breaks may be adjusted during the year to align with varying prayer times.
  4. Supervisors’ Role: Supervisors are responsible for ensuring that the break schedule does not affect business operations.

Implementation

  • Employees should coordinate with their teams to ensure proper coverage during prayer and lunch breaks.
  • Managers are encouraged to support employees in utilizing these breaks appropriately.

Flexibility

  • Special Periods: Flexibility in break timings may be provided during specific periods (e.g., Ramadan) to accommodate longer prayer times or fasting needs.
  • Adjustments: Managers can make changes to the break schedule and must communicate these adjustments in advance to employees.

Compliance

  • All employees are expected to comply with the break timings to maintain a balance between personal and professional responsibilities.
  • Managers must ensure the policy is implemented fairly and equitably across all teams.
  • Managers, Leads, PMs, and the COO have the discretion to modify break timings as necessary.

Additional Notes

  • Prayer Time Alignment: Adjustments to prayer break timings will be made throughout the year to align with the exact prayer times.
  • Queries: If any team member has specific or unique queries, they are encouraged to reach out to the HR representative for assistance.

This document has been approved and published by Texagon’s management. Updates or modifications may be made as needed, at the discretion of the management.