New Rules For Maintaining Combined Registers Under Various Specified Labour Laws

Introduction

On 21 February 2017, the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India (Ministry) has notified the Ease of Compliance to Maintain Registers under various Specified Labour Laws Rules 2017 (Ease of Compliance Rules). The Ease of Compliance Rules have come into force with effect from the date of its notification in the Official Gazette.

Amendment of Central Rules under certain Labour Laws

The Ease of Compliance Rules enable an employer to maintain 5 (five) types of combined registers under the following labour laws:

1. Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act 1996;
2. Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970;