Section 8(7) in The Railway Servants (Hours Of Work And Period Of Rest) Rules, 2005
(7)The time required for preparatory or complementary work by the running staff shall be deemed to be 4 hours a week.Notes . - (i) Where the time assessed for doing preparatory or complementary work is under 15 minutes per day, the same shall not be treated as duty and shall not be exhibited in the roster;(ii)In the case of employment of a "continuous" nature, the time assessed for doing preparatory or complementary work between 15 minutes and less than 45 minutes per day should be treated as half an hour's work and such time between 45 minutes and one hour per day should be treated as one hour's work;(iii)In the case of intensive and essentially intermittent categories of employment, such time assessed between 15 minutes and 30 minutes per day shall be treated as half an hour`s work;(iv)The time assessed for the work mentioned in Note (iii) shall be reflected in the duty rosters of the concerned railway servants;(v)Total hours for preparatory or complementary work or both shall be so fixed to ensure that the overall duty hours do not exceed the limits prescribed for respective classification in section 132.
