Dear Jeet,To add to my previous post, please ensure that necessary Labour Welfare Fund and Profession Tax, as applicable, is paid by the contract workmen, either through contractors or by you if engaged directly.To clear your doubts on PF/ESI, please remember th...

Please advice me…If any contractor engaging his labours through contract, who are working with him since last 4 to 5 years and which is continuation in nature. Is there any obligation for any contractor or ultimately principal employer to designate these labours...

On what basis contract labours are employed. What are their rules in industry, which forms to be filled, etc

Dear Prashant ji,The provisions of Standing Orders are not applicable to contract labours. According to Section 2(i) of IE(SO) Act, workmen has same meaning as given in Section 2 (s) of ID Act which does not include Contract Labours.Also the schedule to the IE(S...

The basic issue is that there have been different contractors and all these contractors have been employing the same workers for the one and the same principal employer. "Changing the contractor but the workers remain the same" is a genuine example of sham contr...

Dear Seniors,Kindly advise for the followingWhat are the implications if we appoint a labour supplier who do not have any ESI /Accident Insurance, etc ?regards,Praveen

Hi there!One of the good industrial organizations are enganging contract workers in the main production or manufacturing process for support to their regular workers. Is there any restrictions under the law for enganging such contract labour to the main producti...

Dear All,One contract labour is leaving in between a month and not claiming his wages from his contror. In this case, what contractor has to do with that salary.Also worker will not sign in that wage regiser, so it may be marked by labour inspector during his in...

Hi,Can any NGO provide skilled/ unskilled contract labours to any organisation?If an organisation form an NGO and employ labours on contract basis through NGO, is it legally correct?Pls give your views on this.Thank & Regards,Sanjay

Dear King1984,My views on entire this thread are as under:1\. Payment of Bonus Act is not applicable to the employees engaged by a Department of the Central Government. Refer Section 32 (iv).2\. Central Government employees are eligible to get non productivity l...