Modi Govt Proposes Major Labour Law Changes For Ease Of Compliance

Single registration will be coupled with single licence, along with a single return, for executing projects for five years

Companies will soon not require multiple registrations, as they do now under a plethora of labour laws, because the government has proposed one licence, one registration, and one return for establishments.

This is part of a major labour law reform proposed in Parliament on Tuesday.

Single registration will be coupled with single licence, along with a single return, for executing projects for five years.

The Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSHW), 2019, introduced by Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, has proposed one registration for an establishment.

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The proposed Bill seeks to consolidate 13 labour laws, including the Factories Act, 1948, and the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970.

At present, under these 13 laws, an establishment is required to do six registrations.

“This will be a big step towards promoting ‘ease of doing business’. The Bill has proposed provisions for online and deemed registration for establishments.

This will save resources and efforts of employers,” said a senior government official.

Source: Business Standard

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