Telangana: Exemption to Shops & Establishments to remain open on all 365 days of the year extended by 3 years w.e.f. 16.06.2019
The Government of Telangana, vide Order No. 24 dated 25-07-2019 has permitted all Shops and Establishments to remain open on all 365 days of a year subject to the adherence of the following guidelines:
Ø The working hours of the employees must be restricted to 8 hrs a day and 48 hrs a week
Ø OT records to be maintained separately in the wage register
Ø Weekly holiday must be given on rotational basis to all employees as per the list provided and displayed at the entrance in Form 24
Ø Exemption granted will be cancelled if any employee is found working on his weekly off or doing overtime without proper indent of overtime
Ø Shops to remain open from 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM
Ø Transport facility must be provided to female employees working beyond 8:30 PM & notice to this effect must (both in English & Telegu) shall be displayed at the main entrance
Ø Appointment letter must be given to all employees and records of the same shall be maintained for future inspections
Ø The Visit Book shall be maintained with a copy of the exemption
Upon violation of any condition mentioned above or any other provision of the applicable labour laws, the exemption granted shall be cancelled.
Telangana: ITES & Information Technology Establishments Exempted from the provisions of :
Ø Section 15(opening & closing hours for establishments), 16(Daily &weekly hours of establishments)
Ø Section 21(Restriction on young persons working in establishments beyond 7 pm. or before 6am.)
Ø Section 23 (Restriction on women employees working in establishments to work beyond 8:30 pm or before 6am.) &
Ø Section 31(Holidays for employees working in establishments) of the Telangana S&E Act, 1988
Notification in effect allows ITES and Information Technology Establishments to work 24X7
Exemption granted for a period of 5 years w.e.f.. 30.05.2018 with the following guidelines:
Ø No employee shall work for more than 48 hours a week, beyond which employees shall be entitled to overtime.
Ø Weekly off to be given to all employees
Ø Compensatory off to be given in lieu of notified holidays
Ø Management can engage young and women employees during night shift subject to adequate security and transport facilities for pick up and drop of such employees
Ø ID cards to be issued to all employees
Ø Pre-screening to be done of all drivers. Bio Data, Driving License, Photograph, Address, Telephone number and other such details of the driver must be available with the employer.
Ø Schedule Route of pickup and drop to be decided by a supervisory officer of the company
Ø Telephone numbers and addresses of female employees shall not be disclosed to any unauthorised person
Ø Route to be fixed in such a way that no female shall be picked up first and dropped last
Ø Company must have mechanism for monitoring vehicle movement and doing random checks on them
Compliance Takeaways:
Ensure that the Admin/Facility Team is well versed with the conditions of the exemption
Establish a strong Facility Monitoring Team to exercise proper control and supervision