ANNEXURE 1.

GUJARAT STATE LABOUR LAWS

Act and Rules

The following are the various Labour Laws dealing with wages, working conditions and
welfare measures and industrial relation by Central & State Labour Laws and Rules are in
force and these Laws and Rules are being enforced by the Labour Commissionerate.

1. The Contract Labour Act, 1970 (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 & The Contract
Labour (P & R) (Gujarat) Rules 1972
2. The Employees’ Provident Fund Act and Rules
3. The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
4. The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act,1986 & Gujarat Rules 1994
5. The Factories Act, 1948 and The Factories Rules, 1963
6. The Indian Boilers Act, 1923
7. The Lime Stone and Dolomite Mines Welfare Fund Act.
8. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
9. The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 & Gujarat Rules 1965
11. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965& The Payment of Bonus Rules 1975
12. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972& Gujarat Rules 1973
13. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936
14. The Dock Workers (Safety, Health & Welfare) Act, 1986
15. The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923
16. Inter State Migrant Workers Act, 1979 & The Interstate Migrant Workers (Gujarat)
Rules 1981 17. The Bombay Shops & Establishments Act, 1948
18. The Gujarat Shops & Establishment (Insurance) Act, 1980
19. The Gujarat Smoke Nuisance Act, 1963
21.The Bombay Relief Undertakings (Special Provisions) Act, 1958
22.The Dangerous Machines Act, 1983
23.The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by
certain Establishments) Act, 1987
24.The Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996
25.The Building and Other Construction Cess Act, 1996
26.The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 & Gujarat Rules 1966
27.The Bombay Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953
28.The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
29.The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
30.Inter State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979
31.C. N. V. Act, 1959
32. The Industrial Employment Standing Order Act,1946 & Gujarat Rules 1955
33. The Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976
34. The Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 & Gujarat Rules 1961
35. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 & Gujarat Rules 1976
36. The Trade Unions Act 1926 & The Gujarat Trade Unions Regulations,1963
37. The Beedi & Cigar Workers (Conditions Of Employment) Act, 1966 & Gujarat Rules
1968
38. The Working Journalists And Other Newspaper Employees' (Condition Of Services) And
Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955
39. Employees Provident Fund
40. Employees’ State Insurance
41.  Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2009
42. Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013
39. The Working Journalists(Conditions of Service) and miscellaneous Provisions Rules,
1957
40. The Labour Laws (Exemption From Furnishing Returns And Maintaining Registers By
Certain Establishments) Act,1988.
41.The Gujarat(Amendment) Act, 2015
42.The Payment Of Gratuity (AMENDMENT)ACT,2010
43.The Payment Of Gratuity (AMENDMENT)ACT,2018
44. INTER-STATE MIGRANT WORKMEN (REGUALATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND
CONDITION OF SERVICE) ( GUJARAT AMENDMENT) RULES, 20201
45. Child labour ( Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016
46. The Labour Laws (Exemption from furnishing returns and maintaining registers by
certain establishments) Amendment Act,2014
47.The Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of
Service) Act, 2019.
48.The Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of
Service) Rules, 2020

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FOLLOWING ARE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE GUJARAT LABOUR LAWS -

1. Amendment in the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923,- 

 
a. Amendment of section 22 - Filing of an application by authorized officer of state
government in event of accident of an employee.
 
2. Amendment in the Industrial Disputes Act 1947:
 
a. In section 2A, in sub-section (3) regarding Dismissal of an individual workman to
be deemed to be an industrial dispute, the time-limit for filing the application
before the Labour Court or Tribunal has been reduced from “three years” to
“one year”.
b. In case of termination, the compensation has been increased from “forty five days” to
“sixty days” salary.
c. In section 25V, the relaxation / special provisions for Special Economic Zone, has
been expanded
d. Penalties have been revised and provision for compounding of offences” has been
added
 
3. Amendment in The Minimum Wages Act, 1948;
 
a. In section 2, in clause (e), the outsourcing agency has been included.
b. Payment of wages through cheque or depositing the same in any Bank has been
facilitated.
c. Obligation of occupier to enroll under the Self Certification cum Consolidated Annual
Return Scheme.
 
4. Amendment in The Factories Act, 1948;-
 
a. Obligation of occupier to enroll under the Self Certification cum Consolidated Annual
Return Scheme.
 
 Amendment in the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961;-
 
a. Provision for Compounding of offences added.
 
5. Amendment in the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965;-
 
 a. Obligation of employer to enroll under the Self Certification cum Consolidated
Annual Return Scheme.
b. The incentives to the employer for compliance of labour laws and labour standards
c. Exemption from the inspections to the employer who complies with the audit and
assessment norms.
 
6. Amendment in the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act,
1966,;-
 
a. Provision for Compounding of offences added.
 
 Amendment in the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970:2
 
a. Provision for Compounding of offences added
b. Obligation of every principal employer or contractor to enroll under the Self
Certification cum Consolidated Annual Return Scheme.
 
 Amendment in the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972:
 
a. Provision for Compounding of offences added
b. Obligation of every principal employer or contract or to enroll under the Self
Certification cum Consolidated Annual Return Scheme.
 
 Amendment in the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976:-
 
a. Provision for Compounding of offences added
 
 Amendment in the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of
Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996,-
 
a. Definition of "building worker" modified to exclude any such person who, being
employed in a supervisory capacity, draws wages three times more than the monthly
wages of the skilled labour or exercises (earlier it was exceeding one thousand six
hundred rupees per mensem). 
 Amendment in the Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008,-
 
a. In Schedule II regarding definition of “uroganised worker”, the entry at serial No. 2 -
(The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947)has been deleted. Hence, “uroganised worker”
does not include a worker who is not covered under The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

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1. Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966.
2. Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976.
3. Bihar Shops and Establishment Act, 1953.
4. Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and
Conditions of Service) Act, 1996.
5. Child Labour (Prohibitions & Regulation) (Amendment) Act, 2016.
6. Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986.
7. Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970.
8. Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.
9. Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959.
10. Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948.
11. Factories Act, 1948.
12. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
13. Industrial Employment (Standing Order) Act, 1946.
14. Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment & Conditions of Service)
Act, 1979.
15. Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
16. Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
17. Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961.
18. Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.
19. Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
20. Payment of Wages Act, 1936.
21. The Apprentice Act, 1961.
22. The Indian Boilers Act, 1923.
23. The Sales Promotion Employees Act, 1976.
24. Trade Union Act, 1926.
25. Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Condition Of Service) and
Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955.

BIHAR STATE AMENDMENT RULES3

1. Bihar Industrial Employment(Standing Order) Amendment Rules, 2020

2. Bihar Beedi & Cigar Workers (Condition of Employment) Rules, 1968.
3. Bihar Beedi & Cigar Workers (Condition of Employment) (Amendment) Rules, 2016.
4. Bihar Boiler Attendants Rules, 1948.
5. Building and other Construction Worker's Welfare Cess Rules, 1998.
6. Bihar Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation & Employment &
Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Rules, 2016. -
7. Bihar Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation & Employment &
Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Rules, 2016. - June, 2016.
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8. Bihar Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation & Employment &
Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Rules, 2016. - Feb, 2016.
9. Bihar Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation & Employment &
Conditions of Service) Rules, 2005.
10. Bihar Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Rules, 1995.
11. Bihar Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Rules, 1972.
12. Bihar Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) (Amendment) Rules, 2016.
13. Bihar Employees State Allopathic Insurance Medical Officers (Dynamic ACP) Rules,
2017.
14. Bihar Employees State Insurance Medical Officers Cadre Rules, 2017.
15. Bihar Employees State Insurance Scheme Clerical Cadre Rules, 2014.
16. Bihar Employees State Insurance Scheme Dresser (Recruitment, Promotion & Service
Conditions) Cadre Rules, 2016.
17. Bihar Employees State Insurance Scheme Conditions of Pharmacist (Recruitment,
Promotion and Service Conditions) Cadre Rules, 2016.
18. Bihar Employees State Insurance Scheme Lab Technician (Recruitment, Promotion &
Service Conditions) Cadre Rules, 2016.
19. Bihar Employees State Insurance Scheme Nurse Grade-'A' (Recruitment, Promotion
& Service Conditions) Cadre Rules, 2016.
20. Bihar Employees State Insurance Scheme Women Health Worker (Auxiliary Nurse
Midwife) (Recruitment, Promotion & Service Conditions) Cadre Rules, 2016.
21. Bihar Employment Clerical Cadre Rules, 2014.
22. Bihar Employment Junior Statistics Assistant Cadre Rules, 2008.
23. Bihar Employment Services Rules, 1987.
24. Bihar Employment Stenographer Cadre Rules, 2014.
25. Bihar Factories (Amendment) Rules, 2017.
26. Bihar Factories (Amendment) Rules, 2016.
27. Bihar Factories Rules, 1950.
28. Bihar Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules, 1947.
29. Bihar Industrial Dispute Rules, 1961.
30. Bihar Industrial Training Service Rules, 2009.
31. Bihar Industrial Training Instructor Cadre Rules, 2013.
32. Bihar Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment & Conditions of
Service) Rules, 1980.
33. Bihar Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment & Conditions of
Service) (Amendment) Rules, 2016.
34. Bihar Labour Stenographers/Stenotypist Cadre Rules, 2016.
35. Bihar Maternity Benefit (Amendments) Rules, 2016.
36. Bihar Maternity Benefit Rules, 1964.
37. Bihar Minimum Wages Rules, 1951.
38. Bihar Minimum Wages (Amendments) Rules, 2016.
39. Bihar Motor Transport Workers Rules, 1962.
40. Bihar Motor Transport Workers (Regulation & Abolition) (Amendment) Rules, 2016.
41. Bihar Payment of Gratuity Rules, 1972.
42. Bihar Payment of Wages (Amendments) Rules, 2016.
43. Bihar Secretariat Canteen Clerk Cadre Rules, 2017.
44. Bihar Secretariat Canteen Group-'D' Rules, 2017.
45. Bihar Secretariat Canteen Manager Group Rules, 2017.
46. Bihar Shops & Establishment Rules, 1955.
47. Bihar Shops & Establishment Amendment) Rules, 2016.
48. Bihar State Migrant Labour Accident Grant Scheme Rules, 2008.
49. Bihar Trade Union Regulations, 1928.
50. Bihar Training Institute/Wing Clerical Cadre (Amendment) Rules, 2015.
51. Bihar Training Institute/Wing Clerical Cadre (Amendment) Rules, 2014.
52. Bihar Training Institute/Wing Clerical Cadre Rules, 2011.
53. Bihar Unorganized Workers Social Security Rules, 2015.
54. Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Rules, 1960.