Overview
Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970
Object: The object of the Act is to regulate the employment of contract labour in certain establishments and provide for its abolition in certain circumstances and for matters connected therewith.
Applicability: It is applicable to every establishment (Principal Employer) in which 20 or more workmen are employed or were employed on any day of the preceding 12 months as contract labour. It is also applicable to every contractor who employs or who employed on any day of the preceding twelve months 20 or more workmen.
Who is the Principal Employer: In the case of an office or the department of government or the local authority – the head thereof or the specified person; in the case of a factory, the owner or occupier or the person named as manager thereof; in the case of other establishments, the person responsible for the supervision and control of the establishment, is the principal employer under the Act.
a) Registration of Establishment & its fee:
The Principal Employer of an establishment to whom the Act is applicable is required to get himself registered with the Registering Officer of the area i.e., the Assistant Labour Commissioner or the Labour-cum Conciliation Officer by submitting an application in online mode along with the prescribed fee mentioned herein under.
Grant of Registration Certificate
The Registering officer shall issue the Registration Certificate within thirty days of the receipt of application, if the application is complete in all respect.
Revocation of Registration & its amendment:
A Certificate of Registration can be revoked by the Registering Officer if it is obtained by misrepresentation or suppression of material facts etc. after affording an opportunity of being heard to the principal employer. The registration certificate is required to be amended upon the occurrence of any change in the particulars of establishment and upon the payment balance fee, if any on the enhancement of number of workers
b) Licensing of Contractor:
Every contractor to whom this Act is applicable is required to obtain a License on an application in Form IV in online mode, made to the Licensing Officer of the area i.e. the Assistant Labour Commissioner or the Labour-cum-Conciliation Officer along with the fee mentioned herein under. He is also required to deposit a security Rs. 90/- per worker. The contractor is required to renew the licence by submitting the application in Form VII in triplicate and deposit of fee for renewal Grant of License
The Registering officer shall issue the License within thirty days of the receipt of application, if the application is complete in all respect.
Revocation or Suspension & Amendment of License:
A license can be revoked by the Licensing Officer if it was obtained by misrepresentation or suppression of material facts or upon the failure of the contractor to comply with the conditions or contravention of Act or the Rules.