Submitting Holiday List to Chennai Labor Office: What Documents and Fees Are Needed?

Hi,

Kindly tell me what documents and fees need to be submitted to the labor office for the holiday list. Our office is in Chennai. Please provide support.

Thank you.

Hi, You need not to pay any charges neither you need to submit the copy to the labour office. What you need to do is, you need to circulate the list of holidays under the Shops Act and display the list in all visible areas such as cafes, lockers, etc.

Hi,

Form-IV (National Holiday and Festival Holiday) list has to be signed by the respective Labor Office, and after that, you can display it with the office notice.

Regards,
Prasad
H R Executive

Tamilnadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947

Since it is mentioned that the poster's office is in Chennai, it would be an establishment under the Tamilnadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947. Therefore, it is covered by the Tamilnadu Industrial Establishments (National, Festival, and Special Holidays) Act, 1958 as it is an "industrial establishment" as defined under section 2(e)(i) of the latter.

Holiday Requirements Under the Act

As per Section 3(1) of the Act, every employee shall be allowed in each calendar year a holiday of one whole day on (1) the 26th January, (2) the 1st May, (3) the 15th August, and (4) the 2nd October, and 5 other holidays each of one whole day for such festivals as the Inspector may, in consultation with the employer and the employees, specify in respect of any industrial establishment.

Procedure for Specifying Festival Holidays

Therefore, within 30 days from the date of commencement of your industrial establishment, you have to specify a minimum of 5 festivals in Form I in duplicate with a single copy of Form II and submit them to the inspector under the Act for your area for the purpose of approval by him and simultaneously exhibit another copy of Form II in your establishment. No fee is required to be paid other than affixing a one rupee court fee stamp on your application.

Please let me know when should we submit the Form/Rule - 04 of the Industrial Establishment to notify the labor officer about the list of holidays for 2019?