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Whereas the draft rule under ESIC published on 1st April-2017, in which ESIC proposed to change last payment due date of ESIC Contributions, required to replace with "before 15th of every month in wages dues falls" in place of "before 21st of the month in which wages dues falls" as well as sets 30 days for observation of Objection with valid reason form employers, if any. Now after the rule changed as per amendment ESIC contribution shall be payable before and on 15th instead of 21st. This rule should be implemented w.e.f. June-2017.  Hence ESIC Contributions for the month of June-2017 shall be paid before and on 15th July-2017. Get notification in PDF

Permitting all shops and establishments to keep open on all 365 days in a year initially for a period of one year Under the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishment, Act. [G.O.Ms.No.55, Labour and Employment (K2), 25th February 2016 ] No. II(2)/LE/242/2016.—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 6 of the Tamil Nadu Shop and Establishments Act, 1947 (Tamil Nadu Act XXXVI of 1947), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby exempts all the shops and establishments from the provision of sub – section (1) of Section 11 of the said Act, and permits all the shops and, establishment in Tamil Nadu to keep open on all 365 days of the year initially for a period of one year, in public interest with effect on and from the date of publication of this Notification in the  Tamil Nadu Government Gazette,  subject to the following conditions, namely:- Every employee shall be given one day holiday in a week on rotation basis, and the details of every employee shall be provided in ‘Form S’ an...

LABOUR REFORM TO BOOST JOBS - Maha Govt Eases Labour Hiring Limit  In an important reform to boost labour hiring in Maharshtra, the state government has extended the hiring limit for labour contractors to more than 20 labourers without seeking permission from the Labour Commissioner. The move, announced by the state government without much fanfare, now gives the liberty to labour contractors to hire 50 labourers from the earlier 20 without needing to go to the Labour Commissioner for registration and other associated clearances. “There are around 17 lakh contractual labourers in the state, this move would benefit them as labour contractors used to incur expenditure and time once they had crossed the limit of 20 labourers as then they had to register with the Labour Commissioner. The contractors used to pass on this expenditure on to the companies for providing labour. Now that we have extended the limit from 20 to 50, we believe this would create more jobs.“...

If the labour law won't get revisited then economic growth can't be boost, sustain & grow, it is important that our labour laws are revisited. We are now witness of changes that our new regime is bring, we can expect more changes. The Factories (Maharashtra Amendment)Act, 2015 was notified on 2nd December 2015 is a significant step towards reforming the archaic Factories Act, 1948 (" Principal Act "). This write-up compares the changes brought in and highlights the implications thereof for the corporate world. Particulars Prior to Amendment Post Amendment Remarks Section 2(m) definition of term 'Factory' Term 'Factory' has been defined to mean premises where: manufacturing process is carried on with the aid of power and 10 or more workers work on any day in the preceding 12 months; or manufacturing process is carried on without the aid of power and 20 or more workers work on any day in the preceding 12 months; Factory means ...

On 16th September 2015, Labour Department, Govt. of Kerala has issued final notification to amend the Kerala S & CE Rules, 1961. Some of the salient amended provisions are as follows: • Non-renewal of registration before its expiry did not invite any excess fee and now the same would now invite 25% excess fee. ( Rule 2B sub rule 2)  • Application for amendment of registration certificate to be submitted within 7 days of such change. Now it is enough if the same is submitted within one month.(Sec 5A) • The fee for “Nil employees” is increased from Rs.10 to Rs.50.  • Duplication registration fee is increased from Rs.5 to Rs.50  • Cancellation of registration shall be done with the payment (under Sec 5E) of 10% of the total fee applicable under sub rule (1). • Employers of medium and big establishments shall issue appointment letter to employees in Form BC  • ID card shall be issued in Form BD  • Service Certificate shall be issued in Fo...

The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 Tamil Nadu Labour and Employment Department  Application of the Provision of Maternity Benefit Act G.O. Ms No.144, Labour and Employment (H2) 14 th September 2015 No. II(2)/LE/565/2015 – Under the proviso to sub-section (1) of Section 2 of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961(Central Act 53 of 1961), the Governor of the Tamil Nadu hereby declare that all the provisions of the said Act shall apply to the motor transport undertaking as declined in clause (g) of Section 2 of the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 (Central Act 27 of 1961), in the State of Tamil Nadu.  

The Chhattisgarh Factories Rules, 1962 Chatts. Govt. Gazette Ext. dt. 16.7.2015 p.768 NOTIFICATION-CHHATTISGARH July 10, 2015 No. F.10-11/2015-16.-  In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 112 of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948), the State Government, hereby, makes the following further amendment in the Chhattisgarh Factories Rules, 1962, namely:- AMENDMENT In the said rules,- For rule 5, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “5. Authority to grant license and its tenure  .- The authority to grant, renew, amend or transfer a license and to issue. a duplicate copy thereof shall be the Chief Inspector and License of the factories under the said Act, may be issued/renewed for the term of one year or more, on the submission of application of factory occupant alongwith yearly fees as may be prescribed but said term shall not exceed 5 years at a time. Provided that the Chief Inspector or the State Government may suspend the license during its te...

Minimum Wages in Gujarat w.e.f October 1, 2015 to March  31, 2016 As per the latest notification  dt. 01-10-2015  issued under Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Basic Minimum Wages in Gujarat Region have been reduced by  10.36 Paisa / day  w.e.f.  dt.: 01-10-2015.   The same is applicable for the period October-2015 to March-2016. ZONE – I Category and classification Basic Salary Special Allowance Total Wages / Salary per day (A) Skilled Workman Rs.293.00 Rs.10.30 Rs. 303.30 (B) Semi-Skilled Workman Rs.284.00 Rs.10.30 Rs. 294.30 (C) Un-Skilled Workman Rs.276.00 Rs.10.30 Rs. 286.30 ZONE – II Category and classification Basic Salary Special Allowance Total Wages / Salary per day (A) Skilled Workman Rs.284.00 Rs.10.30 Rs. 294.30 (B) Semi-Skilled Workman Rs.276.00 Rs.10.30 Rs. 286.30 (C) Un-Skilled Workman Rs.268.00 Rs.10.30 Rs. 278.30 For Industries in...