Labour Laws and Policies

The list of various Labour Acts which are  implemented and enforced by the office of Labour Commissioner for the welfare of all workers working both in the organized and unorganized sectors are : -

1. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and Rules.
2. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and Rules.
3. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 and Rules.
4. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 and Rules.
5. The payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 and Rules.
6. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 and Rules.
7. The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 and Rules.
8. The Trade Union Act, 1926 and Regulation.
9. The Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 and Rules.
10. The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 and Rules.
11. The Meghalaya Shops and Establishments Act, 2003 and Rules, 2004.
12. The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 and Rules.
13. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 and Rules.
14. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 and Rules.
15. The Factories Act, 1948 and Rules.
16. The Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 and Rules.
17. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 and Rules.
18. The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Misc Provisions Act, 1955.
19. The Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976 and Rules.
20. The Plantation Labour Act, 1951.
21. The Cine Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1981 and Rules.
22. The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Condition of Employment) Act, 1976 and Rules.
23. The Labour Laws (Exemption from furnishing Return and maintaining Register by Certain Establishment) Act, 1988.
24. Building and Other Construction Workers’ (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 and Rules.
25. Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act, 1996
26. The Unorganized Workers Social Security Act 2008

The list of various Acts which are  implemented and enforced by the Directorate of Employment & Craftsmen Training.

1. Apprenticeship Training Act, 1961
2. Employment Exchange Compulsory Notification of Vacancies Act, 1959

The list of various Acts which are  implemented and enforced by the Chief Inspector of Boilers & Factories

1. The Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act)
2. The Meghalaya Factories Rules, 1980
3. The Indian Boilers Act, 1923
4. The Indian Boiler Regulations, 1950
5. The Meghalaya Boilers Rules, 1986
6. The Boiler Attendants’ Rules, 2011
7. The Boiler Operation Engineers’ Rules, 2011
8. The Chief Inspector, Deputy Chief Inspector and Inspector (qualification and experience) Rules, 2012
9. The Boiler Appeal Rules, 2013.
10. The payment of wages Act, 1936
11. Collection of Returns under The workmen Compensation Act, 1923
12. The Meghalaya Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards Rules, 1994
13. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
14. Relevant portions of the (1) Manufacture Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules 1989 and (ii) The Chemical Accidents (EPPR) Rules, 1996

The list of various Acts which are  implemented and enforced by the Administrative Medical Officer, Employees State Insurance:

1. Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948.

Beside the above, any other relevant Act / Rules, etc . are implemented as and when entrusted by the appropriate authorities.