Note on the activities of the Labour Department,
Office of Labiur Officer-Cum Conciliaton
Officer, Bhiwani, Circle Bhiwani (Haryana) |
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ABOUT THE ORGANISATION |
Labour Department is entrusted
with the responsibility of maintaining industrial
peace and harmony in the State, ensuring industrial
safety and health at workplace and for implementing
Labour Welfare scheme run by the department
as well as the Labour Welfare Board. The Labour
Department has two main wings i.e. Labour
Wing and Factory Wing which function under
the overall superintendence and control of
the Labour Commissioner. The Labour Welfare
Board has been constituted under the Punjab
Labour Welfare Fund Act,1965. Labour Commissioner,
who is Principal Executive Officer of the
Labour Welfare Board, is Ex-Officio Welfare
Commissioner.
Maintenance of harmonious industrial relations
in the State is being ensured through active
intervention by way of conciliation of industrial
disputes and expeditious reference of unresolved
industrial dispute to the Labour Courts/Industrial
Tribunals for adjudication. The department
endeavors to ensure expeditious settlement
of the dispute by way of Bi-partite negotiations
(Management & Workers) and Tri-partite
negotiations (Management, Workers & Labour
Department). Those disputes which do not get
settled are referred to the Labour Courts/
Industrial Tribunal for adjudication. The
awards of these Labour Courts/ Industrial
Tribunals are published by the State Government
and at their implementation also ensured by
the department. The Inspectorate Staff of
the department conducts inspections under
various labour laws as per guidelines issued
by the State Govt./Department from time to
time. |
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MINIMUM WAGES |
| The State Government is
aware of economic needs of the workers. Minimum
Wages in 48 Scheduled Employments are fixed/
revised by the State Government for different
categories of the workers i.e. unskilled/semi
and skilled etc. for each schedule employment.
At present the minimum rate of wages is Rs._______
per month in the State which is higher that
most of the other State in the Country. Complaints/Claims
regarding payment of wages less than minimum
wages are decided by the authority appointed
under section 20 of the Minimum Wages Act,1948. |
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INDUSTRIAL SAFETY & HEALTH & WORKPLACE |
There are more than _________factories
registered under the Factories Act,1948 and
more than ___________workers are working in
these factories. The department has taken
a number of steps to ensure Safety and Health
of Industrial workers. The important steps
are:-
i) There are 20 major accident hazard factories
in which large quantity of hazardous chemicals,
acids and gases are used/manufactures. All
these factories are being impacted periodically
so as to implement the safety provisions.
On site emergency plans have also been got
prepared from the factories in order to prevent
any mishap and to effectively control the
same in case of any such eventually arises.
ii) The department has directed all offices
of factory inspectorate to get the safety
plans prepared in respect of all chemicals
and hazardous factories.
iii) In order to generate awareness regarding
ability/safety amongst the employers and workers
Haryana Safety Council has been activated.
The council is going to publish a quarterly
journal on safety very shortly.
As a result of it the accident rate in the
State is 0.80 per thousand workers per year
which is lowest in the country. |
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| OUR
SERVICES |
• Industrial relations
and enforcement of labour laws in the state.
• Safety, health and welfare of labour.
• Social security of labour.
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Policy relating to child and women labour.
• Adjudication of industrial disputes
through Industrial Tribunals-cum Labour Courts.
• Labour statistics.
• Provide
information through Haryana Labour Journal
and other publications. |
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OUR VISION |
• Commitment of
the concerns of children and elimination of
child labour from hazardous sectors.
• Formulation of a coherent policy about
Occupational Safety and Health of the workers.
• Inspections by State of Industrial
Relations Machinery to be relief oriented.
• Creation of a welfare fund under
the Punjab Labour Welfare Fund Act and launching
various schemes for the welfare of industrial
workers.
• Improve delivery of
service by IT enablement through transparent
procedure and processes.
• Spread
the reach of social security to the organized
and unorganised sector workers. |
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OUR GOAL |
• Introduction of
self certification in respect of enforcement
of various labour laws.
• Protection
and promotion of interest of all the workers
and improvement in the work culture and productivity.
• Rationalization of the existing
state labour laws in tune with the future
labour market needs.
• To ensure
Safety and Health in the industry.
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Elimination of Inspector Raj.
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To insure the interest of Child Labour/Bonded
Labour/Interstate Migrant and Motor Transport
Workers in the state. |
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OUR COMMITMENT TO THE
CLIENTS |
• Speedy and timely
redressal of grievances of workers by creating
worker’s friendly environment.
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Ensure welfare of child labour, unorganised
labour, construction workers, agricultural
workers, bonded labour and inter-state migrant
labour.
• Improvement the effectiveness
of the conciliation machinery to resolve disputes.
• Resolve to promote tripartism
by providing fara for tripartite consultations
through various Boards/Committees constituted
under the Labour enactments.
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Simplification and rationalization of the
system for the beneficiaries under various
welfare schemes and enactments.
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Transparency in working by creating an internet
based system.
• Simplification of
procedures for reports and returns.
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Progressive increase in use of e-governance
as a measure for improving efficiency in the
Department. |
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INFORMATION FACILITATION
CENTRE |
An Information Facilitation
centre has been set up for providing the following
services to the public:-
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Receive the public, reply to their queries
and direct them to contact the concerned Officer/Section.
• Provide information regarding
various schemes and procedures through brochures,
booklets, reports etc.
• Make available
forms to be utilised for various procedures.
• Provide information regarding
the functioning of the Department.
The Citizen’s Charter will be reviewed
periodically for further improving our response
to the public. |
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LABOUR LEGISLATIONS
BEING ENFORCED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HARYANA |
Central Laws:
01. The Factories Act, 1948
02. The Building and other Construction Workers
(Regulation of Employment and Conditions of
Services) Act, 1996
03. The Industrial Disputes Act,1947
04. The Collection of Statistic Act,1953
05. The Workmen’s Compensation Act,
1923
06. The Trade Unions Act,1923
07. The Payment of Wages Act,1936
08. The Minimum Wages Act,1948
09. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders)
Act, 1946
10. The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act,
1976
11. The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing
Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain
Establishments) Act,1988
12. The Contract labour (Regulation and Abolition)
Act,1970
13. The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation
of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act,1979
14. The Maternity Benefit Act,1961
15. The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961
16. The Child Labour (Abolition & Regulation)
Act, 1986
17. The Payment of Bonus Act,1965
18. The Worker Journalists and other Newspaper
Employees and Miscellaneous Provisions (Condition
of Service) Act,1955
19. The Payment of Gratuity Act,1972
20. The Equal Remuneration Act,1976
21. The Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions
of Services) Act,1976
State
Laws:
1. The Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishment
Act,1958
2. The Punjab Industrial Establishments (National
and Festival Holidays and Casual and Sick
Leave) Act,1965
3. The Punjab Labour Welfare Fund Act,1965
4. The Punjab Industrial Housing Act,1956
(Notification is issued by Housing Department) |
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TIME SCHEDULE FOR DISPOSAL
OF WORK |
| To ensure timely justice
to the worker and employers the time schedule
for disposal of cases under various labour
laws shall be as follows:- |
SCHEDULE
OF MAXMIMUM TIME FORE DISPOSAL OF
CASES UNDER
VARIOUS LABOUR LAWS IN THE FIELD OFFICERS
IN THEIR
RESPECTIVE JURISDICTION
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FIELD OFFICES |
| I.
LABOUR INSPECTORS |
| Sr. No. |
Subject
Matter |
Officer/
Official
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Time
Schedule |
Person
to be contacted in cases of any grievance
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1. |
Registration of
Shops/ commercial Establishment under
the Punjab & Shops and Commercial
Establishment Act and Rules made there
under |
Labour Inspector |
Not more than fifteen
days from the date of receipt of the
papers complete in all respect |
Deputy Labour Commissioner
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Implementation of
awards/ settlement under the Industrial
Dispute Act, 1947 and Rules. |
Labour
Inspector
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Not more than two
months after the date of enforcement
of the award. |
Labour Officer/
Deputy Labour Commissioner |
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Disposal of complaints
under various labour laws i.e. Payment
of Wages Act, Minimum Wages Act, National
and Festival Holidays Act, Payment of
Gratuity Act, Payment of Bonus Act,
Shop and Commercial Establishment Act,
Equal Remuneration Act, Contract Labour
(R&A) Act and the rules made under
the respective enactments. |
Labour
Inspector
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Not more than one
month. |
Labour Officer/
Deputy Labour Commissioner |
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LABOUR OFFICER –CUM-CONCILIATION
OFFICERS/WELFARE OFFICER (WOMEN) |
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No. |
Subject
Matter |
Officer/
Official
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Time
Schedule |
Person
to be contacted in cases of any grievance
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1. |
Cases under section
2-A of the Industrial Disputes Act,
1947 & Rules-regarding termination/retrenchment
/discharge/dismissal. |
Labour
Officer-Cum-Conciliation Officer |
Note more than three
months |
Deputy Labour Commissioner
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Quasi Judicial claim
cases under the Workmen’s Compensation
Act, Payment of Wages Act, Minimum Wages
Act, Payment of Gratuity Act, and Equal
Remuneration Act, and the rules made
under the respective enactments. |
Labour
Officer-Cum-Conciliation Officer-Cum
Specified Authority under the relevant
Act, |
Not more than two
years except in the case of claims under
Workman Compensation Act, where the
time period shall not be more than two
years. |
Deputy Labour Commissioner/
Labour Commissioner |
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Implementation of
award/settlement under the Industrial
Disputes Act, 1947 & Rules. |
Labour
Officer-Cum-Conciliation Officer |
Note more than one
month |
Deputy Labour Commissioner
/Labour Commissioner |
| 4. |
Disposal of complaints
under various labour enactments i.e.
Payment of Wages Act, Minimum Wages
Act, National and Festival Holidays
Act, Payment of Gratuity Act, Payment
of Bonus Act, Shop and Commercial Establishment
Act, Equal Remuneration Act, Contract
Labour (R&A) Act Maternity Benefit
Act, and the rules made under there
under. |
Labour
Officer-Cum-Conciliation Officer/ Welfare
Officer (Women)
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Not more than two
months. |
Deputy Labour Commissioner
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AUTHORITIES UNDER THE
ACT |
| Sr. No. |
Name of the Act. |
Labour Commissioner |
Addl. Labour Commissioner |
Joint L.C. |
Dy. L.C. |
Labour Officer-Cum–
Conciliation Officer |
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Factories Act. |
Chief Inspector
of Factories |
-- |
-- |
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Contract Labour
Act. |
Registering &
Licensing Officer |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
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Trade Unions Act |
Registrar |
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Additional Registrar
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-- |
| 04. |
Industrial Disputes
Act. |
Conciliation Officer |
Conciliation Officer |
Chief Conciliation
Officer |
Conciliation Officer |
Conciliation Officer |
| 05. |
Payment of Wages
Act. |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Authority/ Inspector
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Minimum Wages Act |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Authority/ Inspector
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| 07. |
Inter-State Migrant
Act. |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Registering &
Licensing Authority/ Inspector |
Inspector |
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Maternity Benefit
Act |
Authority |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
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Motor Transport
Workers Act. |
Chief Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
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Child Labour Act. |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
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Payment of Bonus
Act. |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
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Working Journalists
Act. |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
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Payment of Gratuity
Act. |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Appellate Authority/
Inspector |
Controlling Authority/
Inspector |
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Equal Remuneration
Act. |
Appellate Authority |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Authority/ Inspector
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| 15. |
Sales Promotion
Employees Act |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
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Punjab Shops &
Commercial Estt.s Act. |
Appellate Authority |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Competent authority
for Sanctioning Prosecutions |
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Workmen’s
Compensation Act. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Commissioner |
| 18. |
Industrial Employment
(Standing Orders ) Act. |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Certifying Officer |
-- |
Inspector |
| 19. |
National & Festival
Holidays Act. |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
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Bonded Labour Act. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Punjab Labour Welfare
Fund Act. |
Welfare Commissioner |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
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FACTORY WING |
| Sr. No. |
Name of the Act. |
Labour
Commi-
ssioner |
Addl.L.C.
(A) Addl.
Director
(IS&H) |
Dy. Director (IS
& H) |
Sr. Asstt.
Director
(IS & H) |
Asstt. Director
(IS &H) |
Asstt. Director
(IS & H)
Chem. |
Medical Officer |
Certifying
Surgeon |
| 1. |
Factory Act |
C.I.F. |
A.C.I.F. |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
Inspector |
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| Note:
Financial Commissioner and Principle Secretary,
Labour & Employment Department is the
Appellate Officer in the Contract Labour Act. |
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