Other critical labour laws compliance

Regulatory, Industrial & Employment laws that need to be strictly adhered by a Corporate entity while carrying out its business as an Establishment, Purchasers, Contractors, Service Providers, in a small or big company.

• Company/Establishment/Contractor/Service Provider shall comply with all applicable labour laws, Rules, Orders and Notifications whether Central or State as applicable to him or to the contract, or any amendment made therein from time to time and shall maintain records and registers besides implementation of the Act in its true letter & spirit.

Company/ Establishment/Purchaser/Contractor/Service Provider shall maintain documentation & compliance of Employment records/ Abstract of Acts/Monthly-Periodic records of Muster cum Wages & other registers for Client/ Govt/Third Party auditors submission as mentioned here under as prescribed in customised professional compliance

OTHER CRITICAL COMPLIANCE UNDER LABOUR LAWS: –

• Contractor/Service Provider shall ensure that no child/adolescent worker (below 18 years) is engaged, while executing the job.
• Contractor/Service Provider shall specifically ensure working as per prescribed hours of work, overtime, leave with wages, weekly off, public and national holidays etc. and not violate any provisions under S & CEA, CL(R&A) or BOCW or Factories Act,1948 and respective state Rules thereon.
• Contractor/Service Provider will ensure evidence of disbursement of wages to his workers for witnessing payment by the representative of the Principal Employer.
• All wages must be adhered to with MW notified rate in scheduled employment & shall not be below the prescribed MW wages in any case, and no wages shall be paid in cash, wages are to be paid in Bank only.
• The Contractor/Service Provider shall also inform the Licensing Authority under CL(R&A) Act, within 15 days about completion of work.
• Contractor/Service Provider must have a labour license (If applicable) issued under Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970 and renewed from time to time.
• Contractor/Service Provider shall submit a copy of valid labour License and PF code to IR dept within 15 days from the date of commencement of work.
• Contractor/Service Provider has to take an Insurance policy with comprehensive coverage of their all workers under Employees Compensation Act, 1923 and renewed from time to time before expiry. In absence of the policy, the contractor shall not engage any uncovered labour for any work without the coverage therein.
• The Contractor/Service Provider shall in the event any of his workmen/employee sustains any injury or disablement due to an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, provide necessary medical treatment and pay periodical wages/compensation as applicable, required under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923.
• The contractor/service provider shall submit status of all compliance i.e. records & returns along with each monthly bill as a proof thereof and will require specific approval of the designated manager of HR Department. Any such observation must be obeyed, made good and compiled on priority, else his bills shall be liable to be put on hold at his risk and cost.
• Any amendment in act whether prospective and retrospective shall have to be complied without further delay.
• Recovery/ Deduction: –
1. Company/ Purchaser shall have full rights to deduct and disburse the claims of the individual/parties being Principal Employer on any account whatsoever in relation to their employment with the Contractor/Service Provider.
2. The Security deposit will be released to the Contractor/Service Provider only at the end of the contractual tenure subject to submission of no dues from all concerned.
3. An undertaking by the Contractor/Service Provider shall also be asked, that in the event any of his workmen or the heirs of workmen puts up a claim for recovery of money due to him from the Contractor/Service Provider before the appropriate authority under Industrial disputes Act or under any other labour laws and the appropriate authority has given a direction for making payment ,the Service Provider will meet the same or indemnify purchaser if in the event purchaser pays it as Principal Employer.