Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Shops And Establishments Permitted To Remain Open 24x7 days For Three Years

Government of Tamil Nadu vide notification no G.O (Ms) No. 60 exempts all Shops And Establishments employing 10 or more persons from the provisions of sub-section 1 of Section 7 and sub-section (1) of Section 13 of the said Act and permits them to keep open the establishment 24x7 on all days of the year for a period of three year with effect from date of publication of this notification subject to conditions mentioned in the notifications, such as 1) Employee shall be given one day holiday in a week on rotation basis and details shall be provided in Form-S included in the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishment Rules, 1948 and Form-S shall be exhibited in a conspicuous place in the establishment, 2) Employer shall exhibit details of the employees who are on holiday/leave on daily basis in a conspicuous place in the establishment, 3) Wages including overtime wage shall be credited to their savings bank account, 4) Employer shall not allow any person to work for more than eight hours on any day and forty eight hours in any week and period of work including overtime shall not exceed ten and half hours in any day and fifty seven hours in a week, 5) Employees working on any holiday without proper indent of overtime shall attract penal action against the employer/manager as provided in the said Act and rules, 6) Women employees shall not be required to work beyond 8.00 p.m. on any day in normal circumstance. Provided that the employer after obtaining written consent from a woman employee shall allow her to work between 8.00 pm and 6.00 am subject to protection of her dignity, honour and safety, 7) Transport facilities shall be provided to the employee who works in shift. A notice shall be exhibited at the main entrance of establishment indicating availability of transport, 8) Employees shall be facilitated with restroom, washroom, safety lockers and other basic amenities, 9) Employers employing woman employee shall constitute an Internal Complaints Committee against sexual harassment of women under the Sexual Harassment Of Women at Workplace ( Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013 and the said committee shall be operative. On violation of any statutory provision and above terms and conditions noticed by the inspector, penal action

Chandigarh

The Chandigarh Minimum Wage Notification (April 2019)

The Union Territory of Chandigarh vide Notification No. ST/ (CPI)/2019-20/1994 has released the Minimum Wages effective from 1st April 2019

Madhya Pradesh

The Madhya Pradesh Minimum Wages Notification (April 2019)

As per notification number 1/11/Five/2015/19975-20224, Government of Madhya Pradesh has released minimum wages for the State of Madhya Pradesh effective 1st April 2019

Odisha

The Odisha Minimum Wages Notification (April 2019)

Government of Odisha vide Gazette Notification number Letter no. 4820/ LC, 25m(6)A-1-41/17 has released the Minimum Wages effective from 1st April 2019 for the State

Karnataka

Exemption For Certain Establishments From Application Of Industrial Employment Standing Order Act, 1946 In Karnataka

Government of Karnataka vide notification bearing no LD 194 LET 2016 has further exempted IT/ITES/Startups/Animation/ Gaming/ Computer Graphics/ Telecom/BPO/KPO/other knowledge based Industries for a period of another five years from the applicability of Industrial Employment (Standing Order) Act, 1946. This in continuation to the earlier notification dated on 25th January 2014, vide notification no LD 53 LET 2013 released towards exempting IT/ITES/Startups/Animation/ Gaming/ Computer Graphics/ Telecom/BPO/KPO/other knowledge-based Industries for a period of five years from the applicability of Industrial Employment (Standing Order) Act, 1946. However the said exemption from the applicability of Industrial Employment (Standing Order) Act, 1946 are subject to the conditions as mentioned a) Each IT/ITES/Startups/Animation/ Gaming/ Computer Graphics/ Telecom/BPO/KPO/other knowledge-based Industries shall constitute Internal Committee as per Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013, b)Each IT/ITES/Startups/Animation/ Gaming/ Computer Graphics/ Telecom/BPO/KPO/other knowledge-based Industries shall constitute a grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) comprising of equal number of persons representing employer and employee to address complaint/grievances of any employee. The GRC shall be provided with all powers to handle all types of complaint/ grievances of employee within reasonable time, c) Each IT/ITES/Startups/Animation/ Gaming/ Computer Graphics/ Telecom/BPO/KPO/other knowledge-based Industries shall intimate information about the cases of disciplinary action like suspension, discharge, termination, demotion, dismissal of its employee to the Jurisdictional Deputy Labour Commissioner and Commissioner of Labour in Karnataka, d)Information regarding service condition of employees of IT/ITES/Startups/Animation/ Gaming/ Computer Graphics/ Telecom/BPO/KPO/other knowledge-based Industries, as required by the jurisdictional Deputy Labour Commissioner and Commissioner of Labour In Karnataka shall be promptly and fully submitted by every employer within the reasonable timeline fixed by the authority

Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh Minimum Wages Notification (April 2019)

As per notification number 1069-95/PRAVARTAN-(MW)/15, Government of Uttar Pradesh has released Minimum Wages for the state of Uttar Pradesh effective from 1st April 2019

Central

Circular On TDS For Payment Of Provident Fund

EPFO vide circular No. WSU/6(1)2019/TDS draws attention to all Addl. CPFC of Zones and all regional P.F commissioners/OIC of regional office that accumulated balance due and payable to the employee is not liable for TDS under Section 192A of Income Tax Act, 1961 on the situations that a) if he has rendered continuous service with his employer for a period of five years or more or b) if he though he has not rendered such continuous service, the service has been terminated by reason of i) the employees ill health or ii) by the contraction or discontinuance of the employers business or iii) or other cause beyond the control of employee or c) if on cessation of his employment the employee obtains employment with any other employer to the extent amount of such accumulated balance is transferred to his individual account in any recognised provident fund maintained by other such employer. The period of continuous services is counted for the purpose mentioned above under (a) & (b) above

Haryana

Loksabha Election Holiday For Haryana

Government of Haryana vide notification No.Elec-2019/IR-II/PSCE/Hol/14263-14353 hereby fixes 19th May 2019 , "Sunday" to be close day (holiday) for all Shops and Commercial Establishments falling within the jurisdiction area of the State of Haryana only for their employees who are enrolled as voters in 88-Asaoti polling stations of 85 Prithla Assembly segment of 10-Faridabad Parliamentary Constituency to enable them to exercise their franchise

Odisha

Circular On Relaxation In Due Date Of Payment Of ESI Contribution In Odisha Region

ESIC vide circular No.P-11/12/Misc./1/2019 (M)-Rev.II has informed to the Principal Secretary, Labour and ESI Department in Odisha to extend the date of contribution for 14 districts i.e Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Nayagarh, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasopre, Mayurbhanja, Keonjhar, Ganjam, Angul, Dhenkanal in the State of Odisha, from fifteen days as mentioned in Regulation 31 of The Employees State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950 to forty five days for the month of April 2019 in respect of the natural calamity in the form of the severe cyclone Fani

West Bengal

Further Extension Of Due Date For Filing Return Under West Bengal State Tax On Professions, Trades, Callings And Employments Rules, 1979

Government of West Bengal has issued an order towards extending the last date of filing return in Form III under West Bengal State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Rules, 1979 for the year 2018-19 ending 31st March 2019. The details towards the same are as follows : a) Last date of transmission of data electronically of return as specified will be 31st May 2019 and b) Last date of furnishing paper form of that return as specified will be 7th June 2019