Comprehensive guide to understand your employee rights, legal protections, and ensure a fair and secure working environment.
Protects workers by providing mechanisms for fair investigation and settlement of industrial disputes between employers and employees.
Ensures adequate safety measures, health provisions, and welfare facilities for workers in factory settings to maintain safe working conditions.
Regulates working conditions, working hours, rest intervals, holidays, and leaves for employees in commercial establishments and shops.
Women employees are entitled to paid maternity leave, nursing breaks, and protection against dismissal during pregnancy and post-delivery period.
Mandates equal remuneration for men and women performing the same or similar work, prohibiting gender-based discrimination in compensation.
Comprehensive regulations requiring employers to maintain safe working conditions, provide necessary safety equipment, and conduct regular inspections.
The Maternity Benefit Act provides female employees with paid maternity leave for up to 26 weeks, with at least 8 weeks before expected delivery. This benefit is available for the first two children, while for the third child, the entitlement is 12 weeks.
Additional provisions include work from home options (where possible), crèche facilities in establishments with 50 or more employees, and nursing breaks for mothers until the child reaches 15 months of age.
Under the Equal Remuneration Act, employers must provide equal pay for equal work regardless of gender. This covers all aspects of remuneration including basic salary, allowances, bonuses, and other incentives.
Discrimination in recruitment, promotions, and training opportunities based on gender is prohibited, ensuring a level playing field for career advancement.
Employers violating these provisions can face penalties including fines and imprisonment, with labor authorities empowered to investigate complaints of unequal pay.
Employers must conduct regular safety audits and risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential hazards in the workplace, ensuring compliance with safety standards.
Required safety measures include provision of personal protective equipment, emergency response procedures, fire safety installations, and proper ventilation and lighting.
Workers have the right to refuse unsafe work without fear of retaliation, and to report safety concerns to regulatory authorities without facing adverse consequences from employers.
The first step in addressing workplace violations is documenting all incidents, including dates, times, and witnesses. Maintain copies of relevant communications and evidence supporting your case.
Begin with internal resolution through your company's grievance redressal mechanism, formally submitting your complaint to HR or the designated authority.
If internal resolution fails, escalate to the appropriate government labor authority. Different violations may require filing with different agencies, such as the Labor Commissioner or specific regulatory bodies.
Regulates the payment of wages to certain classes of employed persons. It ensures timely payment of wages without unauthorized deductions, protecting workers from exploitation.
Ensures that workers receive minimum wages as fixed by the government. It prevents exploitation by mandating minimum remuneration for all categories of employment.
Provides medical, disability, maternity, and unemployment benefits to employees and their dependents through a self-financing social security framework.
Protects women from sexual harassment at the workplace and provides mechanisms for redressal of complaints of sexual harassment through Internal Complaints Committees.
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