How Are You Managing the New Labour Law Register Requirements in 2017?

Ease of Compliance to Maintain Registers under Labour Law Rules, 2017

As per Central Government Gazette Notification No. G.S.R. 154 (E), the Labour Department has issued guidelines for the Ease of Compliance to Maintain Registers under various Labour Law Rules, 2017. This initiative aims to maintain combined registers for all mentioned labor laws and simplify references to registers provided under different labor-related laws. The combined registers need to be maintained either electronically or by other means.

Upon inspection by the concerned Inspector under any of the labor laws mentioned, the combined registers shall be made available, or the information to access the register should be provided. If the register is maintained in electronic form, the layout and presentation of the register may be adjusted without changing the integrity, serial number, and contents of the columns of the register, but not otherwise.

The following laws are affected:
(i) Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996;
(ii) Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970;
(iii) Equal Remuneration Act, 1976;
(iv) Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979;
(v) Mines Act, 1952;
(vi) Minimum Wages Act, 1948;
(vii) Payment of Wages Act, 1936;
(viii) Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976; and
(ix) Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955.

Refer to www.simpliance.in, a free online labor law library, to download other amendments and notifications.

Hello,

In response to your question about the Central Government Gazette Notification No. G.S.R 154 (E), you're right that it involves a simplification of record-keeping under various labour laws. Here's what you need to know in practical terms:

1. 🠖 Under this notification, separate registers under different labour laws are combined into one. This should ease the burden of maintaining multiple registers.

2. 🠋 This combined register can be maintained electronically, giving you flexibility in how you keep your records.

3. 🠛 During an inspection, you'll need to make the combined register available or provide information on how to access it.

4. 🠚 If you're maintaining the register electronically, you're allowed to adjust its layout and presentation without changing the integrity, serial number, and contents of the columns.

Now, let's look at the steps you should follow:

1. 🠐 Identify the laws applicable to your organization from the list you provided. For example, if you don't employ inter-state migrant workmen, you can ignore the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979.

2. 🠑 Decide whether to maintain the combined register electronically or by other means. Consider factors like ease of access, security, and your organization's capability to manage electronic records.

3. 🠜 Understand the requirements of each applicable law in terms of what information needs to be recorded. This step is crucial to ensure you're complying with all nine laws you mentioned.

4. 🠘 Create the combined register in line with the guidelines from the Labour Department. Remember, even though the format might be adjusted, the content of each column in the register should remain the same.

5. 🠶 Regularly update the combined register with the necessary information under each applicable law.

6. 🠾 During an inspection, be prepared to present the combined register or provide the information needed to access it.

Remember, the goal of the G.S.R 154 (E) notification is to simplify labour law compliance. By following these steps, you should be able to meet your obligations under the various laws you mentioned.

🠚 For more details, you can refer to the free online labour law library at www.simpliance.in.