The main objective of the Act is to exempt establishments employing a small number of persons from furnishing returns and maintaining registers under certain labour laws.

This Act relieves the small companies from following cumbersome paperwork that is required under various labour laws both at the Central and State level thereby reducing the compliance requirement under various labour laws.

Applicability

·        This Act is applicable to small establishments or very small establishments.

·        An establishment may be an industrial or other establishment or factory or plantation or newspaper establishment.

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