Posted by & filed under Labour Dept Puducherry.

 Government of Puducherry vide G.O. Ms No. 05/Lab/AIL/G/2020 has issued an order to introduce computerized systems of Risk Assessment based Inspections with random allocation of Inspecting Officers to facilitate Ease of Doing Business in the State. 


As per the order, inspection will be carried out by respective Inspection Officers to categorized establishments as Low Risk / Medium Risk / High Risk depending upon the number of workers employed. The frequency for inspection for establishments under the Medium Risk category will be once in two years and for Establishments under the High-Risk category will be once in every year.

Therefore, the aforementioned scheme shall be applicable to the following acts – 

  • The Puducherry Shops And Establishments Act, 1964, 
  • The Puducherry Catering Establishments Act, 1964, 
  • The Contract Labour (Regulation And Abolition) Act, 1970, 
  • The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation Of Employment And Conditions Of Service) Act, 1979, 
  • The Child And Adolescent Labour (Prohibition And Regulation) Act, 1986, 
  • The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, 
  • The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961, 
  • The Minimum Wages Act 1948, 
  • The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, 
  • The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, 
  • The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, 
  • The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, 
  • The Payment of Wage Act, 1936, 
  • The Sexual Harassment Of Women At Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition And Redressal) Act, 2013, 
  • The Puducherry Industrial Establishments (National And Festival Holidays) Act, 1964, 
  • The Puducherry Industrial Establishments (Conferment Of Permanent Status To Workmen) Act, 1981, 
  • The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, The Working Journalists And Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions Of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955, 
  • The Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions Of Service) Act, 1976. 

Posted by & filed under Tamil Nadu Shop.

 The Labour Department of Tamil Nadu has decided to implement online submission of Form I (Proposal for the specification of festival Holidays) and Form III approval issued by the authority online under Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (National, Festival And Special Holidays) Act, 1958 and Rules, 1959. This implementation would come into effect from August 16, 2020. However, the Authority would not accept the hard copy of the application.  

The employer may create a User ID and Password in the labour portal – https://labour.tn.gov.in/services/users/login.   Along with it, the following details need to get submitted:-

1. Employer SPOC mail ID, Mobile No., PAN and Aadhaar (residential address should be in Tamil Nadu) 

2. Employer PAN and Aadhaar (residential address should be in Tamil Nadu)

3. Holiday list colour scan copy (Minimum 9 _ four national and five festival holidays) 

4. Form II colour scan copy

5. Form S colour scan copy 

6. Lease agreement

7. Incorporate certificate 

8. Company PAN Card


Posted by & filed under Provident Fund - (Notification -Circulars).

Dear all,

During this Pandemic, any employer is facing problem for approval of Basic details of the Name change, KYC, or Digital signature approval .EPFO has taken one step ahead to resolve the said issue for all 135  EPFO RO/SRO) are now on WhatsApp or on email  & separate helpline numbers are designated. append below is the list of the same 



EPFO WhatsApp, Email & Helpline



EPFO WhatsApp, Email & Helpline
Name of Zonal Office Name of Regional Office WhatsApp Helpline # Email id Telephone #
Andhra Pradesh (Vijaywada)
Guntur GRGNT 0863-2344123 ro.guntur@epfindia.gov.in 0863-2344106
Kadapa GRCDP 9491138297 sro.cuddaph@epfindia.gov.in 08562-244902
Rajamundry GRRJY 9494633563 ro.rajamundry@epfindia.gov.in 0883-2442571
Vishakhapatnam GRVSP 7382396602 ro.vizag@epfindia.gov.in 0891-2729402
Bihar & Jharkhand (Patna)
Bhagalpur BRBHA 8987299190 ro.bhagalpur@epfindia.gov.in 0641-2409875
Jamshedpur JHJAM 8986717019 ro.jamshedpur@epfindia.gov.in 0657-2230128
Muzaffarpur BRMUZ 6204358536 ro.muzaffarpur@epfindia.gov.in 0621-2263965
Patna BRPAT 7004042219 ro.patna@epfindia.gov.in 0612-2227410
Ranchi JHRAN 8987790956 ro.ranchi@epfindia.gov.in 0651-2360804
Bandra (Bandra)
Mumbai (Bandra) MHBAN 022-26470030 ro.bandra@epfindia.gov.in 022-26475910
Mumbai (Dadar) MHBAN 9321255315 ro.bandra2@epfindia.gov.in 022-26475910
Mumbai (Narimanpoint) MHBAN 9518588021 ro.bandra3@epfindia.gov.in 022-26475910
Mumbai (Powai) MHBAN 022-264 76044 ro.bandra4@epfindia.gov.in 022-26475910
Bengaluru (Bengaluru)
Bengaluru (Central) BGBNG 6364264449 ro.bangalore1@epfindia.gov.in 18604251068
Bengaluru (Malleswaram) 8022230188 ro.bangalore2@epfindia.gov.in
Bengaluru (Electronic City) 7204453662 ro.bms1@epfindia.gov.in
Bengaluru (Koramangala) 9449961465 ro.bms2@epfindia.gov.in 080-25732655
K.R. Puram (Whitefield) PYKRP 080-2565 8001
080-2565 8005
080-2565 8006
sro.krpuram@epfindia.gov.in 080-25658003
Peenya PYPNY 8023571377 ro.peenya@epfindia.gov.in 080-23571355
Rajarajeshwari Nagar BGMRD 8792028994 ro.rrnagar@epfindia.gov.in 080-28603108
Yelahanka 080-28460872
080-29720896
sro.yelahanka@epfindia.gov.in 080-28460872
Chennai & Puducherry (Chennai)
Ambattur 6380131921 ro.ambattur@epfindia.gov.in 044-26246990
Chennai (North) TNMAS 9345750916 ro.chennai1@epfindia.gov.in
Chennai (South) TNMAS 6380366729 ro.chennai2@epfindia.gov.in
Puducherry TBPDY 6380023914 ro.puducherry@epfindia.gov.in 0413-2353055
Tambaram TBTAM 6380153667 ro.tambaram@epfindia.gov.in 044-22262297
Delhi, Uttarkhand & Jammu (Delhi)
Dehradun UKDDN 8532889088 ro.dehradun@epfindia.gov.in 0135-2620106
Delhi (Central) 8178457507 ro.delhicentral@epfindia.gov.in 011-27371136
Delhi (East) 7818022890 ro.delhieast@epfindia.gov.in 011-22126511
Delhi (North) DLCPM 9315075221 ro.delhi.north@epfindia.gov.in 011-27376775
Delhi (South) 9717547174 ro.delhi.south@epfindia.gov.in 011-28093088
Delhi (West) 7428595582 ro.delhi.west@epfindia.gov.in 011-28093110
Haldwani UKHLD 9411530300 sro.haldwani@epfindia.gov.in 05946-282208
Gujarat (Ahmedabad)
Ahmedabad GJAHD 7383146934 ro.ahmedabad@epfindia.gov.in 079-27582700
Bharuch SRBRH 02642-266702 sro.bharuch@epfindia.gov.in 02642-268702
Naroda GJNRD 9428694145 ro.naroda@epfindia.gov.in 079-22800522
Rajkot GJRAJ 0281-2576399
0281-2576499
sro.rajkot@epfindia.gov.in 0281-2576399
Surat SRSRT 9484530500 ro.surat@epfindia.gov.in
Vadodara VDBRD 2652606247 ro.vadodara@epfindia.gov.in
Vapi SRVAP 9499703166 sro.vapi@epfindia.gov.in 0260-2400611
Vatva GJVAT 8733063428 ro.vatwa@epfindia.gov.in 079-25465280
Haryana (Faridabad)
Faridabad HRFRD 8278378542 ro.faridabad@epfindia.gov.in 0129-2225162
Gurugram (East) GNGGN 9717748636 ro.gurgaon@epfindia.gov.in 0124-2578635
Gurugram (West) GNGGN 9311354824 ro.gurgaon2@epfindia.gov.in
Karnal HRKNL 9996962805 ro.karnal@epfindia.gov.in 0184-2209825
Rohtak GNRTK 7082334526 ro.rohtak@epfindia.gov.in
Kerala & Lakshadweep (Thiruvananthapuram)
Kannur KRKNR 8590323150 ro.kannur@epfindia.gov.in 0497-2712388
Kochi KRKCH 0484-2566509 ro.kochi@epfindia.gov.in 0484-2566522
Kollam KRKLM 9497152553 ro.kollam@epfindia.gov.in
Kottayam KRKRTM 0481-2303206 ro.kottayam@epfindia.gov.in 0481-2300937
Kozhikode KRKKD 7012997744 ro.kozhikode@epfindia.gov.in 0495-2766532
Thiruvananthapuram KRTVM 8075348085 ro.tvm@epfindia.gov.in 0471-2557378
Karnataka (Other Than Bengaluru) & Goa (Hubli)
Chikamagalur KNCKR 9482177426 ro.chikamagalur@epfindia.gov.in 08262-234106
Goa GAGOA 8830110399 ro.goa@epfindia.gov.in
Gulbarga GBGLB 8472273862 ro.gulbarga@epfindia.gov.in 08472-273205
Hubli GBHBL 8762525754 ro.hubli@epfindia.gov.in 0836-2324806
Mangalore KNMLR 9113938518 ro.mangalore@epfindia.gov.in 0824-2435888
Mysore KNMYS 8105645793 ro.mysore@epfindia.gov.in 0821-2599222
Raichur GBRCH 9482390073 sro.raichur@epfindia.gov.in 08532-220050
Shimoga KNSHG 0818-2275103 ro.shimoga@epfindia.gov.in 08182-275105
Tumkur 7204055256 sro.tumkur@epfindia.gov.in 0816-2257455
Udupi KNUDP 0820-2531172 sro.udupi@epfindia.gov.in 0820-2531174
Madhya Pradesh & Chattisgarh (Bhopal)
Bhopal MPBPL 6264800134 ro.bhopal@epfindia.gov.in 0755-2557670
Gwalior MPGWL 9301903862 ro.gwalior@epfindia.gov.in
Indore MPIND 8305411688 ro.indore@epfindia.gov.in 0731-2540057
Jabalpur MPJBP 6267777416 ro.jabalpur@epfindia.gov.in 0761-2640680
Raipur CGRAI 7712583890 ro.raipur@epfindia.gov.in
Sagar MPSGR 8989041007 ro.sagar@epfindia.gov.in 07582-227173
Ujjain MPUJJ 9424441512 ro.ujjain@epfindia.gov.in 0734-2518588
Maharashtra (Other Than Mumbai) (Pune)
Akola NGAKL 0724-2414050 ro.akola@epfindia.gov.in 0724-2415672
Aurangabad NGAUR 9405355287 ro.aurangabad@epfindia.gov.in 020-2485606
Kolhapur PUKOL 9309866697 ro.kolhapur@epfindia.gov.in 0231-2661570
Nagpur NGNAG 9555313189 ro.nagpur@epfindia.gov.in 0712-2742012
Nasik KDNSK 0253-2360974 ro.nasik@epfindia.gov.in 0253-2360974
Pune (Pune Cantt.) PUPUN 8767108057 ro.pune@epfindia.gov.in 020-26402151
Pune (Akurdi) PUPUN 8766467490 ro.pune2@epfindia.gov.in 020-2640760
Solapur PUSLP 9404912406 ro.solapur@epfindia.gov.in
North-Eastern Region (Guwahati)
Agartala NEAGT 9402180891 ro.agartala@epfindia.gov.in
Guwahati NEGHY 8822142204 ro.guwahati@epfindia.gov.in
Shillong NESHG 6033243231 ro.shillong@epfindia.gov.in 0364-2507212
Tinsukia NETSK 9864860921 ro.tinsukia@epfindia.gov.in 0374-2351781
Odisha (Bhubaneswar)
Berhampur ORBAM 8249068089 ro.berhampur@epfindia.gov.in
Bhubaneshwar ORBBS 7656849976 ro.bhubaneshwar@epfindia.gov.in
Keonjhar ORKJR 6370894727 ro.keonjhar@epfindia.gov.in
Rourkela ORRKL 6372908815 ro.rourkela@epfindia.gov.in
Punjab & Himachal Pradesh (Chandigarh)
Amritsar LDASR 9530589771 ro.amritsar@epfindia.gov.in 0183-2402004
Bhatinda PBBTI 6284364807 ro.bhatinda@epfindia.gov.in 0164-2215892
Chandigarh PBCHD 9463733422 ro.chandigarh@epfindia.gov.in 0172-2701300
Jalandhar LDJAL 6280718364 sro.jalandhar@epfindia.gov.in 0181-4156686
Ludhiana LDLDH 7719642517 ro.ludhiana@epfindia.gov.in 0161-2447243
Shimla HPSML 7807929882 ro.shimla@epfindia.gov.in 0177-2623023
Rajasthan (Jaipur)
Jaipur RJRAJ 1412740742 ro.jaipur@epfindia.gov.in 0141-2740742
Jodhpur RJJOD 9414138664 ro.jodhpur@epfindia.gov.in
Kota RJKOT 7442425392 sro.kota@epfindia.gov.in 0744-2422449
Udaipur RJUDR 7878817107 ro.udaipur@epfindia.gov.in 0294-2980356
Telangana (Hyderabad)
Hyderabad (Barkatpura) APHYD 9100026170 ro.hyderabad@epfindia.gov.in 040-27564576
Hyderabad (Madhapur) APHYD 9100026146 ro.hyderabad2@epfindia.gov.in 18005999911
Karimnagar NZKRN 9492429685 ro.karimnagar@epfindia.gov.in 0878-2231090
Kukatpally APKKP 9392369549 ro.kukatpally@epfindia.gov.in 040-29705520
Nizamabad NZNZB 8919090653 ro.nizamabad@epfindia.gov.in 08462-295122
Patancheru APPTC 9494182174 sro.patancheru@epfindia.go.in 08455-285134
Siddipet APSID 9603262989 sro.siddipet@epfindia.gov.in 08457-231466
Warangal NZWGL 8702447772 ro.warangal@epfindia.gov.in 0870-2447772
Thane (Thane)
Kandivali (West) KDMAL 7977298051 ro.kandivali@epfindia.gov.in 022-28692604
Kandivali (East) KDMAL 9321482815
9321466977
ro.kandivali2@epfindia.gov.in
Thane (North) THTHA 9321666951 ro.thanenorth@epfindia.gov.in 022-68806691
Thane (South) THTHA 8928977985 ro.thanesouth@epfindia.gov.in 022-25838449
Vashi THVSH 9969036136 ro.vashi@epfindia.gov.in 022-27814315
Tamil Nadu (Other Than Chennai) (Coimbatore)
Coimbatore CBCBE 9994255012 ro.coimbatore@epfindia.gov.in 9994235012
Madurai MDMDU 9489938487 ro.madurai@epfindia.gov.in 0452-2545703
Nagercoil MDNKL 6381122366 ro.nagercoil@epfindia.gov.in 6381122366
Salem CBSLM 9080433650 ro.salem@epfindia.gov.in 0427-2900388
Tirunelveli MDTNY 7010156260 ro.tirunelveli@epfindia.gov.in 0462-2554608
Trichy CBTRY 6380109286 ro.trichy@epfindia.gov.in 6380109286
Vellore TBVLR 7397593330 ro.vellore@epfindia.gov.in 0416-2256157
Uttar Pradesh (Kanpur)
Agra MRAGR 8279696190 ro.agra@epfindia.gov.in 0562-2855273
Allahabad UPALD 9336677186 ro.allahabad@epfindia.gov.in 0532-2401619
Bareilly UPBLY 0581-2510628 ro.bareilly@epfindia.gov.in 0581-2510628
Bellary GBBLR 6363778135 ro.bellary@epfindia.gov.in 08392-268943
Gorakhpur UPGKP 9044977792 ro.gorakhpur@epfindia.gov.in 0551-2200603
Kanpur UPKNP 0512-2215644 ro.kanpur@epfindia.gov.in 0512-2215644
Lucknow UPLKO 9044856097 ro.lucknow@epfindia.gov.in 0522-2304998
Meerut MRMRT 8923247687 ro.meerut@epfindia.gov.in 0121-2603034
Noida UPNOI 8595668945 ro.noida@epfindia.gov.in 18001807953
Varanasi UPVNS 0542-2585339 ro.varanasi@epfindia.gov.in 0542-2585339
West Bengal, A&N Islands & Sikkim (Kolkata)
Barrackpore WBTLO 033-25010481 sro.barrackpore@epfindia.gov.in 033-25010399
Darjeeling JLDRJ 8927703218 ro.darjeeling@epfindia.gov.in 0354-2255902
Durgapur WBDGP 9434085134 ro.durgapur@epfindia.gov.in 0343-2544378
Howrah WBHLO 033-26768120 ro.howrah@epfindia.gov.in 033-26669220
Jalpaiguri JLJLP 9531641924 ro.jalpaiguri@epfindia.gov.in 03561-230731
Jangipur JLJNG 9434111646 sro.jangipur@epfindia.gov.in 03482-260071
Kolkata WBCAL 033-29521852 ro.kolkata@epfindia.gov.in 033-23586931
Park Street WBPRB 7439133837 ro.parkstreet@epfindia.gov.in 033-22801244
Port Blair WBAND 9434269504 ro.portblair@epfindia.gov.in
Siliguri JLSLG 8001196411 ro.siliguri@epfindia.gov.in 0353-2512523

Posted by & filed under Karnataka-Labour Laws Ammedment.

(1)  This Ordinance may be called the   Industrial   Disputes   and  

 Certain   other laws   (Karnataka   Amendment) The ordinance, 2020.


(2)It shall come into force at once.

 

2.  Amendment   of  the  Industrial   Disputes   Act,  1947.-   In   the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (CentralAct No.14 of 1947), in section 25K,-

 

(i)      in sub-section  (1), for the words  one  hundred,  the words  three hundred”, shall be substituted; and

(ii)     in sub-section (1A), for the words “one hundred, the words three hundred”, shall be substituted.


3.  Amendment of the Factories Act, 1948.- In the Factories Act, 

1948 (Central Act No.63 of 1948),-


(1)     in section 2, in clause (m),-

                                (i) in item (i) for the words ten or more, the words twenty or 

                    more”, shall be substituted; and

(ii) in item (ii), for the words twenty or more,the words forty or more”, shall be substituted.

(2)     in section 65, in sub section (3) in clause (iv) for the words “seventy-five the words one hundred and twenty-five shall be substituted.

 

4.  Amendment  of the Contract  Labour (Regulation  andAbolition) Act,                 1970.- 

In the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (Central Act No.47       of 1970),  in section  1, in sub-section  (4) in item (a) for the words twenty or            more”, the words fifty or more, shall be substituted.

Notification :- 👉 Karnataka Labour Laws Amendment

Posted by & filed under Minimum Wages-Karnataka.

KARNATAKA DEFERS PAYMENT OF VDA PAYABLE UNDER MINIMUM WAGES BY ONE YEAR

 1. The Department of Labour, Government of Karnataka vide its order No. KAE 72 LWA 2020 dated 20.07.2020 has permitted postponement of payment of VDA payable under various Minimum Wages Notifications by employers for the period from 01.04.2020 to 31.03.2021 to mitigate the hardship being faced by the employers who were directed by the Central Government to pay wages, including VDA to their employees for the lockdown period.

 

2. The implications of the order to defer VDA are:

· Employers can avail this facility and defer payment of VDA of Rs. 417.60 per month which has become payable from 01.04.2020 to 31.03.2021 under various Minimum Wage notifications.

· The employers will have to pay the deferred VDA after 31.03.2021 to their workmen in addition to the VDA as applicable from 01.04.2021 onwards.

· If employers choose not to pay VDA, they will not be liable to pay ESI and PF also on the deferred VDA.

·However, ESI and PF will become payable when the deferred VDA is paid after 31.03.2021

· When the deferred VDA is paid, the employers will also have to pay the difference in bonus and also a difference in leave with wages as well as the difference in overtime payment.

· These options are available for VDA payable to Contract Labourers also

 

3. Employers may choose to pay the VDA of Rs. 417.60 per month without availing the deferment facility if they feel it is burdensome to pay the deferred VDA after 31.03.2021.

4. If employers have already paid VDA for the months of April to June 2020, they may avail deferment of VDA facility from July 2020 onwards.

5. Employers are advised to choose the best option from the above keeping in mind their present financial condition as well as their future financial projections.

6. A copy of the Order No. KAE 72 LWA 2020 dated 20.07.2020 issued by the Department of Labour, Govt. of Karnataka is attached herewith.

Posted by & filed under Gujarat-Factory.

The  State  of Gujarat  is  still  battling   an  outbreak   of “Coronavirus”  pandemic,  the  Government of Gujarat  has  decided  to  extend  the said  time  limit  for  providing  certain  relaxations  for  industrial  and  commercial activities  till  l 91h October 2020;
NOW, THEREFORE, in the exercise of the powers conferred by Section  5 of the  Factories   Act,   1948  (LXIII  of 1948),  the  Government of Gujarat hereby directs that all the factories registered under the  Factories  Act,   1948  shall be exempted from various provisions relating to weekly hours,  daily hours,  intervals for rest, etc. of adult workers under section  51, section  54, section  55 and section  56 with the following conditions from 20th  July till 19th October 2020,-
(1)   No adult worker shall be allowed or required to work in a factory for more than twelve hours in any day and Seventy  -two hours in any week.
(2)   The periods of work of adult workers in a factory each day shall be so fixed that no period shall exceed six hours and that no worker shall work for more than six hours before he has had an interval for rest of at least half an hour.
(3) No Female workers shall be allowed or required to work in a factory between 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM.
(4)   Wages shall be in a proportion of the existing wages.  (e.g.  If wages  for eight hours  are  100  Rupees,  then  proportionate wages  for twelve  hours  will be  150 Rupees).

Posted by & filed under Gujarat-Factory.

Under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of clause (m) of section 2 of the Factories Act, 1948 

“factory” has been defined as any premises, including the precincts thereof 
(i) whereon ten or more workers are working or were working on any day of the preceding twelve months, and in any part of which a manufacturing process is being carried on with the aid of power, or is ordinarily so carried on, or 
(ii) whereon twenty or more workers are working, or were working on any day of the preceding twelve months, and in any part of which a manufacturing process is being carried on without the aid of power, or is ordinarily so carried on. 
Because of the existing limit, small units are also covered under the definition of “factory”. Due to increase in manufacturing activities by small units in the State, the existing threshold limit of “ten” and “twenty” is amended by “twenty” and “forty” respectively, so that establishing of small manufacturing units be promoted resulting in the creation of more employment opportunities for workers. Consequently, existing section 85 of the Act is amended.


Posted by & filed under Contract Labour Act- Himachal Pradesh.

The State Government of Himachal Pradesh vide its gazette notification dated 9th July 2020 has published the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Himachal Pradesh Amendment Ordinance, 2020 The Act shall be applicable to every establishment in which thirty or more workmen are employed or were employed on any day of the preceding twelve months as contract labourer.

i.e. Earlier the applicability of the act was 20 Now from 9th July 2020 it is 30

Pls refer to the gazetted copy page No 31 & 32 of the same  

Posted by & filed under Esic-Circulars.

Greetings from PCS!

One more good initiative from ESIC in this Pandemic period wherein many employers were not able to pay the regular contribution for the period of Mar-2020.

Looking at the current situation, ESIC has opened the Contribution Period  Oct-2019 to Mar-2020  & those employers were not able to pay the contribution can pay by 15th July 2020.


Circular:- TIME EXTENSION FOR FILING CONTRIBUTION