Shops and Establishments in the state of Nagaland are governed by the Shops and Establishments Act, 1986 which was implemented and watched over by the Labour Department. The Act provides for regulations of conditions of work and employment in shops and commercial establishments or establishments for public entertainment or amusement. It does this by putting in place various systems including standardisation in the hours of work, leave, wages, employment of children and women, health, safety and offences, penalties and procedures.
The Act makes sure that every employer is obligated to register their Shop or Establishment, which is valid for half a decade and have to be renewed upon expiration. The application process should begin 30 days before the licence expires. Upon the registration or renewal of the Shops and Establishments Act, a certificate will be issued to the employer or the owner by the Chief Inspector or people entrusted to handle such matters.
The process of applying for the shops and establishments licence can be quite hectic and is one of the reasons why working with a website makes it a lot easier.
Here are a few aspects that the Shops and establishments Act
covers
* The procedure of registration under the Act 1942
* Hours of Work
* Employment of children (under the ages of 14 years), young people (between the ages of
14-18) or woman
* Holiday for Shops and Establishments
* Overall working conditions
The business owner has to mandatorily register the business, which could be a Shop or Establishment, with the concerned department following the correct procedures Apply in 30 days from starting the business The inspector will then verify the documents submitted and if everything is in order, inspect the premises Review the verification of the registered establishment and generate registration certificates.
In Nagaland, the certificates are valid for five years and have to be renewed post that. However, this might vary depending on other states across India.
Some of the information that has to be provided and in most cases with supporting documents
are:
* The employer’s and manager’s name
* The postal address of the establishment;
* The name of the establishment
* PAN Card information
* Proof of address
* Email ID and contact number
* Firm name
* Service name
Some of the rights that employees receive under this Act are:
* Every employee should receive their wages or salary at a fixed time every month. The
responsibility of making this happen is on the business owner.
* Every employee is entitled to 18 sick and casual leave days in a year.
* Every employee should receive overtime pay if they work for more than eight hours or 45
hours a week. Furthermore, the overtime should be double their hourly salary.
* Every employee is entitled weekly holiday pay, as well as, national, festival Holidays
notified from time to time.
* Every employee is eligible encashment leave with wages for eight days, every year.