Navigating Labor Law Compliance: What Returns Should Our Marine Geotech Company File?

We are a Private Ltd company in Thane registered under the Shop & Establishment Act, with an employee strength of 300+ on the payroll. Please guide me about the various returns we need to file under labor laws. We are currently filing appropriate returns for PF, ESIC, and PT. What other returns are applicable? We are in the Marine Geotech survey, engineering, and construction business.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Sudha

Understanding Labor Law Compliance for Maharashtra

Please go through the Maharashtra rules under the Gratuity Act, Payment of Wages Act (if applied to Shop & Commercial Establishment in your state), Bonus Act, CL(R&A) Act, Shop & Commercial Establishment Act, Interstate Migrant Workers Act, National & Festival Holidays Act, Apprentices Act, Child Labor Act (if applicable), Maternity Benefit Act, Standing Orders Act (if applicable), Minimum Wages Act, and EC Act.

Regards,
Varghese Mathew
Labor/HR Consultant TVPM
[Phone Number Removed For Privacy Reasons]

In addition to Mr. Varghese Mathew, you have to submit the Half-yearly return as per the Contract Labour Act (Form XXIV), the Annual Return as per the Minimum Wages Act (Form III), and furthermore, you have to submit the Annual return as per the Shops and Commercial Establishment Act.

Thank you.

List of Applicable Acts for Compliance

The following Acts are available to your establishments:

1. Shops and Establishment Act
2. Minimum Wages Act
3. Equal Remuneration Act
4. Contract Labour (R&A) Act if contract workers are engaged
5. Gratuity Act
6. Payment of Bonus Act
7. PF/ESI Act
8. Apprentices Act
9. Employment Exchange Act - Notification of vacancy ER1
10. House Rent Act

We need to comply with the above Acts. If you want to discuss anything in this respect, kindly contact Himanshu Pathak, GM HR, Torrent Power, Surat, at [Phone Number Removed For Privacy Reasons] or email him at [Email Removed For Privacy Reasons].

With regards,

If you go through the Monthly Newsletter published by the Regional Councils of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, it will be very helpful for you. Every month, they publish a ready reckoner regarding compliance with various statutes, inter alia indicating the nature of returns to be filed, due dates of filing, etc.

Apart from that, you can follow the advice given by the experts above.

I was told that the Annual Return under the Minimum Wages Act is not applicable in Maharashtra anymore. Are you still required to file it?