A gist about the Contract Labour(Regulation & Abolition) Act and the Tamilnadu Rules and the statutory compliances to be made under the said Act are as follows:
CONTRACT LABOUR (REGULATION AND ABOLITION) ACT, 1970 AND THE TAMIL NADU CONTRACT LABOUR [R & A] RULES, 1975
i) Applicability:
Applicable to establishments employing 20 or more workmen as contract labour The Act also applies to contractor who employs 20 or more workmen in one establishment.
ii) Duties and Obligations:
a. The Establishment has to be registered under the Act as Principal Employer.
b. A Register of Contractors in Form-XII has to be maintained by the Principal Employer as per Rule 74 of the Tamil Nadu Contract Labour [R & A] Rules, 1975.
c. The Principal Employer should furnish a Certificate in Form-V to the Contractors engaged, as per Rule 21(2) of The Tamil Nadu Contract Labour [R & A] Rules, 1975.
d. The Contractor in turn has to apply for issue of license in Form-IV accompanied by the prescribed fees and Security Deposit at the rate of Rs.50/- per contract workmen, he / she proposes to employ, subject to a minimum of 20 workmen.
e. The Contractors so listed have to maintain the following Registers as per the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Central Rules, 1971.
╖ Register of workmen employed in FORM XIII
╖ Employment Card in FORM XIV
╖ Service Certificate in FORM XV
╖ Muster Roll in FORM XVI
╖ Register of Wages in FORM XVII
╖ Register of Wages-cum-Muster Roll in FORM XVIII
╖ Wage Slips in FORM XIX
╖ Register of Deductions for damage or loss in FORM XX
╖ Register of Fines in FORM XXI
╖ Register of Advances in FORM XXII
╖ Overtime Register in FORM XXIII
f. Returns to be submitted to the Registering / Licensing Authority:
Form No. Sec & Rule Periodicity Last date for submission
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By Principal Employer:
Form No.XXV Rule 82(2) Annual 15[suP]th[/suP] February
By Contractor:
Form No.XXIV Rule 82(1) Half-yearly 30[suP]th[/suP] January /31[suP]st[/suP] July.
iii. Consequence of Non-Compliance of the Requirements:
Any obstruction to an Inspector, in discharge of his duties, refuses or wilfully neglects to provide reasonable facility or refuses to produce any register or other documents, may attract imprisonment up to 3 months or a fine of Rs. 500/- to Rs.1000/- or both.
