How Will the ESI Act Amendments Impact Your Workplace from June 2010?

The Ministry of Labour has issued a notification giving effect to all the amendments to the ESI Act vide ESI (Amendment) Act 2010, with effect from 1st June 2010.

For notification details, please visit http://labour.gov.in or http://esic.nic.in.

1. Persons loading and unloading goods, whose activities are controlled by their employer, are covered. (Jain Plaster and Minerals - 2002 (94) FLR. 533; 2002 (3) LLJ. 141)

2. Mutha coolies available on the spot for loading and unloading ARE NOT TO BE COVERED. (Supreme Court - ESIC v. Premier Clay Products)

3. Hamalies/coolies/labourers who come with the transporter (lorries etc.) for loading or unloading in the premises of the factory are not covered. (Bombay High Court - Rai Sahib Tekchand Mohate Mills vs. ESIC)