PROCEDURE UNDER LABOUR LAWS

Who has to apply, Time Limit

documents to be to pass
To which authority enclosed, Time order by If aggrieved to whom
the worker has to Limit prescribed the appeal has to be
Benefits & Remedies apply for remedy authority made, time limit
available to Workers
Sl.No. Details of Acts & Rules
1 The TamilNadu Shops & 1) Regulated working Hours, Assistant Inspector of Worker No time Inspector of
Establishment Act, 1947 Double Wages for over Time, Labour limit Labour/Regional
Weekly Holiday and issue of No time limit Deputy Commissioner
Service Book. of Labour

No time limit

2) A worker who has

completed six months service,
on termination, may prefer an High Court, Chennai
appeal for remedy. Within 30 days from
Regional Deputy the date of No time
Commissioner of termination. (on limit
Labour reasonable grounds
belated applications
Deputy Commissioner may also be
of Labour (Appeal), accepted)
Chennai
2 The Tamilnadu Catering 1) Double Wages for Over Assistant Inspector of Worker No time Inspector of
Establishments Act, 1958 Time, Weekly Holiday, Labour limit Labour/Regional
Annual Leave, issue of No time limit Deputy Commissioner
Service Book & grant of of Labour
National & Festival Holidays.
No time limit
 2) A worker who has worked
not less than 120 days during
the period of Six Months High Court, Chennai.
Service, on termination may
prefer an appeal for remedy

Labour Officer in --
Districts
Within 30 days from
the date of
termination. (on
reasonable grounds
belated applications
may also be
accepted)
3 The Motor Transpot Workers 1) Overtime wages, Weekly Deputy Inspector of Worker -- Inspector of
Act, 1961 Holiday, Issue of Leave Book,Labour Labour/Regional
Individaul Control Book and No time limt Deputy Commissioner
Uniforms of Labour

2) Grant of National &

Festival Holidays
4 The Beedi & Cigar Workers 1) Double Wages for Over Assistant Inspector of Worker -- Inspector of
(Conditions of Employment) Time, weekly Holiday, issue Labour Labour/Regional
Act, 1966 of Service Book, Leave Book. No time Limit Deputy Commissioner
of Labour

2)Settling the Grievances in

 the issuance of Raw Materials Regional Deputy
like Beedi Leaves & Tobacco. Commissioner of
Labour

Assistant Inspector of
3)Settling the Grievances in Labour / Inspector of
the rejection of finished Beedi Labour Worker within 30 --
& Cigar days
5 Plantations Labour Act, 1951. 1) Over Time Wages, Weekly Inspector of Plantations Worker or Workers --
Holidays, Annual Leave with representative
Wages, issue of Service Book
and Leave Book.
Regional Deputy
Commissioner of
Labour or Chief
2) Provision of Housing, Inspector of
Medical, Educational, Plantations, Chennai.6
Recreation and Crech
facilities to Workers & their
families. Worker or Workers
Inspector of Plantation representative
and Assistant Surgeon
(Plantations) --
6 The Working Journalists and 1) Payment of Wages fixed by Inspector of Labour / Worker -- --
other Newspaper Employees the Wage Board. Government
(Conditions of Service and
Miscellaneous Provisions) Act,
1955.
2) Grant of Leave / Holidays. Inspector of Labour

Worker -- Regional Deputy

3) Appeal against Non- Labour Officer in Commissioner of
 Employment Districts Labour

--

Worker --
7 The Tamil Nadu Industrial Grant of National and Festival Assistant Inspector of Worker -- In respect of
Establishments (National & Holidays to the Workers Labour plantations, Regional
Festival Holidays) Act, 1958. working in Shops and Deputy
Establishments, Plantations, Commissioners of
Beedi & Cigar Establishments Labour and for others
and the Scheduled Inspector of Plantations Inspectors of Labour
Employments under in respect of plantations and Regional Deputy
Minimum Wages Act. Commissioners of
Labour.
8 The Child Labour (Regulation 1) Prohibition of Employment Assistant Inspector of Worker / Public -- Inspector of Labour /
& Abolition) Act, 1986. of child labour in Hazardous Labour Regional Deputy
Nature of work Commissioner of
Labour

2) Regulation of Employment
of Child Labour in Non-
Hazardous Nature of Work
like “
“ --
i) Restriction of Working
hours to Five Hours per day
“
ii) Children should not be
allowed to work between 7
pm to 8 am.

iii) Grant of Weekly “

Holiday
“ -- “

“ “

“ --

“ --
9 The Maternity Benefit Act, Grant of Maternity Leave & In respect of Plantations Worker -- In respect of
1961 Sick Leave, Termination the Inspector of Plantations, Chief
while Pregnancy / Delivery, Plantations. Inspector of
Extracting Hard Work while Plantations,
Pregnancy, Payment of Chennai.6 For others,
Maternity Bonus. Inspectors of Labour
For others, assistant and Regional Deputy
Inspectors of Labour, Commissioners of
Inspectresses of Labour, Labour.
Coimbatore Tirunelveli
and Chennai
10 The Equal Remuneration Act, Payment of Equal Wages for
1976 both the Sex (Male and
Female) in one and the same “ “ -- “
Employnment
11 The Minimum Wages Act, Payment of Minimum Wages In respect of Complaints by the Regional Deputy
1948 to the Workers working in the Plantations, Inspector ofworker Commissioner of
Scheduled Employments, Plantations. Motor Labour
issue of Wage Slip Transport, Deputy
Inspectors of Labour
and For others Assistant
Inspectors of Labour.

Filing claim petition

before the Regional
Deputy Commissioner
of Labour –within 6
months

If aggrieved on the
orders on the claim
petitions- High Court.
For filing claim
petitions

i) By worker

ii)By authorised
Trade Union
Representatives

iii) By the Inspectors

Notified under the
Act.
12 The Payment of Wages Act, 1) Payment of Wages on the In respect of Worker - Regional Deputy
1936 due date. Plantations, Inspector of Commissioners of
Plantations. Motor Labour
Transport Deputy
Inspectors of Labour.
For others, Assistant
Inspectors of Labour.

Claim Petitions to be
filed before Regional
Deputy Commissioners
of Labour, Time Limit
with in one year.

High Court, Chennai

2) Unauthorised Deductions
from Salary By Worker, his -
authorised
Representative,
Inspectors under the
Act.
13 The Payment of Gratuity Act, Payment of Gratuity to Assistant Commissioner By worker, No time For Madurai and
1972 Workers of Labour in the Office authorised workers limit Coimbatore Zones,
of the Deputy Nominee/Legal heirs the respective Joint
Commissioner of in Form ‘N’ within Commissioners of
Labour 90 days. On Labour. For Chennai
 sufficient grounds Zone, the Deputy
delayed petitions Commissioner of
may also be Labour(Appeal)
accepted. Chennai.6.

14 The Payment of Bonus Act, Payment of Bonus to Workers Assistant Commissioner Worker - Labour Court or
1965 of Labour in the Office Government
of the Deputy
Commissioner of
Labour
15 The Tamilnadu Payment of Payment of Subsistence Assistant Commissioner By Worker in Form - Regional Deputy
Subsistance Allowance Act, Allowance to the Workers of Labour in the Office No.3. By the Commissioners of
1981 under Suspension of the Deputy Authorised Labour / Deputy
Commissioner of Representative of the Commissioner of
Labour worker or the Legal Labour (Appeal),
Heir of the worker in Chennai.6.
Form No.4.
Time Limit 60 days
16 The Tamilnadu Industrial Conferment of Permanent In respect of Worker - High Court, Chennai
Establishments (Conferment of Status to workmen who have Plantations, Inspectors
Permanent Status to Workmen) worked not less than 480 days of Plantations. For
Act, 1981. within a period of 24 others (Other than
Calendar Months Factories) Inspectors of
Labour.
17 The Industrial Disputes Act, 1) Termination of a Worker Conciliation Officers Worker - Labour Court
1947 who had worked not less than (Labour Officer /
240 days in a period of 12 Assistant Commissioner
months (See.2A) of Labour)

2) Other Industrial Disputes

(See.2K)
 “

If no settlement is
arrived, Government
Trade Union - may refer the dispute
to Labour Courts.
18 The Workmen Compensation Payment of Compensation Regional Deputy By worker / His - High Court, Chennai
Act, 1923 due to Fatal Accident, Commissioner of Dependants within 2
Permanent / Temporary Labour years.
disablement, Occupational
disease ( Commissioner for By worker in Form.F
Workmen
Compensation) By Dependants in
Form.G

On Sufficient
grounds belated
applications may
also be accepted.

19 The Tamilnadu Labour Welfare Various Welfare Schemes The Secretary, The Worker who - -
Fund Act, 1972. implemented by the Tamil Tamilnadu Labour have subscribed to
Nadu Labour Welfare Board Welfare Board, the Labour Welfare
like Chennai.6. Fund
1) Tailoring Centres

2) Creches

3) Reading Rooms

4) TB wards in Govt.
Hospitals

5) Rest Houses

6) Holiday Homes

7) Payment of Tution Fee and

Exam Fee for typewriting /
shorthand.

8) Scholarship for the

professional courses.

9) Book-bank scheme.

10) Issue of Spectacle,

hearing aids, Tri-Cycle,
Artificial limbs.

11) Payment of Funeral

Expenses Rs.500/-

12) Payment of Gift to the

children who have come first
and second rank in 10th and
 12th standard in each
educational district.
20 The Tamilnadu Manual 1) Fatal accidents and for The Secretary, The Legal Heirs for - -
Workers (Construction permanent disablement due to Tamilnadu Construction fatal accidents
Workers) Welfare Scheme, accident Group Insurance Workers Welfare
1994 Scheme- Rs.1 Lakh. Board, Chennai

2) Funeral Expenses Rs. 500/- “

By the Registered
Construction
Worker.
-
3) Payment of Rs.1000/- to
the registered female workers
for her first two delivery of “
children.
“

4) Payment of Scholarship to
the Children of the Registered
Construction Workers

i) Rs. 750/- for the children

who have passed 10th “
Standard.
“
ii) Rs.1000/- for the children
who have passed 12th
 Standard

5) Payment of Rs.1000/- for

the marriage expenses of the
first two children.
21 The Standards of Weights and 1) Defective Weights & Assistant Inspector of By any person - Deputy Commissioner
Measures (Enforcement)Act, Measures used in Trading Labour / Inspector of of Labour
1985. Premises. Labour / Regional (Inspection), Chennai
Deputy Commissioner
2) Short delivery of Goods of Labour
(Short Weighment and
Measurement)

1) Failure to display the

following declarations on
packages kept for sale

The Standards of Weights and i) Name & address of the

Measures (Packaged Manufacturer / Packer
Commodities) Rules, 1977.
ii) Name of the commodity

iii) Net contents

iv) Maximum Retail Price

v) Manufacturing Date

vi) Selling the packaged for

 more than the marked price.

THE PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING LICENCES AND REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT
 Sl. The Form in which Authority to whom Details of Fees to be paid
No. Application to be application to be made No. of Workers Fees
Act & Rules made
1 The Motor Transport Workers Act, The Chief Inspector of Motor Upto 10 workers 50.00
1961 and the Rules made thereunder Transport, Chennai-6 Above 10 upto 25 110.00
Above 25 upto 50 220.00
Above 50 upto 100 450.00
i) To obtain Registration Certificate Through respective Deputy Above 100 upto 250 1100.00
Inspector of Labour Above 250 upto 500 2200.00
Above 500 upto 750 3300.00
Form No.1 in The Inspector of Labour Above 750 upto 1000 4500.00
ii) For Renewal (The Application Duplicate (Through the Deputy Inspector
Above 1000 6750.00
should be made within 30 days before of Labour)
the expiry of the Current Year)

Form No.1 in
Duplicate
2 The Tamil Nadu Catering Upto 5 30.00
Establishment Act 1958 and the Rules Above 5 upto 10 60.00
made thereunder Above 10 upto 20 120.00
Above 20 upto 50 300.00
i) To obtain Registration Certificate
Above 50 upto 100 600.00
Form No.1 in Assistant Inspector of Labour Above 100 1500.00
Duplicate
ii) For Renewal

(The application should be made Assistant Inspector of Labour

before the expiry of the Current year) Form No.1 in
Duplicate
3 The Contract Labour (Regulation & (For the establishments other Upto 20 100.00
Abolition) Act, 1970 and the Rules than factories) Above 20 upto 50 200.00
made thereunder Above 50 upto 100 500.00
 Above 100 upto 200 1000.00
Above 200 upto 500 2000.00
Above 500 3000.00

Upto 20 Workers 50.00

Above 20 upto 50 75.00
Above 50 upto 100 100.00
Above 100 upto 200 150.00
Above 200 upto 500 250.00
Security Deposit at the rate of Rs.50/- to
each contract worker shall also be paid.
i) By the principal employer The Assistant Commissioner of
(Fees as above) (For Renewal Security
Labour in the office of the
Deposit need not be paid)
To obtain Registration Certificate Form No.1 Regional Deputy
(Registration Certificate need not be Commissioner of Labour
renewed) Triplicate

Inspector of Labour
ii) By Contractor

4 a) To
The obtain Licence
Plantation Labour Act, 1951 and Upto 10 Hectares 50.00
the rules made thereunder. Above 10 upto 20 100.00
Form No.1 in Inspector of Plantations Above 20 upto 50 200.00
Duplicate
Above 50 250.00
To obtain Registration Certificate
(Need not be renewed)
5 The Beedi & Cigar Workers Workers With Horse Without
(Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966 Power Horse
and the Rule made thereunder Power
Upto 10 45.00 30.00
i) To obtain licence Above 10 upto 90.00 60.00
 20
Above 20 240.00 150.00
upto 50
Above 50 upto 450.00 300.00
100
Above 100 upto 900.00 750.00
250
ii)For Renewal Form No.1 in Assistant Inspector of Labour
Duplicate Above 250 1650.00 1500.00
6 The application
Standards of weights
should and within
be made
Measures9Enforcement) Act, 1985 and
Rules male thereunder

1) To obtain Manufacturer License

2) To obtain Dealers License Form LM 1 Controller of Legal Metrology, Manufacturer Licence Fee 500.00
Chennai.6 Through the
3) To obtain Repairer License Form LD 1 Assistant Inspector of Labour. Dealer Licence Fee

Form LR 1 Repairer Licence 100.00

(In respect of Repairer 100.00

Licence Security Deposit of
Rs.200/- shall also be
remitted)

Renewal fee for

4) Renewal of Manufacturer Licence Inspector of Labour, Through Manufacturer Licence
Assistant Inspector of Labour
5) Renewal of Dealer Licence Renewal fee for Dealer
Licence
 6) Renewal of Repairer Licence Form LM 2 Renewal fee for Repairer 500.00
Licence
Form LD 2

( Renewal Application should be made Form LR 2 100.00

within 30 days before the expiry of the
Current year)

100.00

7 The Standards of Weights and One has to apply with

Measures (Packaged Commodities) the following
Rules, 1977 particulars:-

To obtain Registration Certificate by 1) Name & Full

the Manufacturer/Packer of the Address of the
Packaged Commodities Manufacturer/ Packer If the Marketing is within the
State:- Controller of Legal
Metrology, Chennai.6

2) Place of
Manufacturer
(Registration Certificate need not be If the Marketing is in more than Registration Fee Rs. 20.00
renewed) one State :-

3) Details of Packaged Director of Legal Metrology,

Commodities 12-A,
ZamNagar, New
Delhi- 110 011