Valuable advice of learned experets/members is sought.
To understand look into following:
IT/ITES policy govt. of Maharashtra is enclosed. You may obtain the latest version from labor website or labor office or market for your state.
4.4 Industry-friendly and supportive environment:
(b) Relaxations under Shops & Establishments Act for working
hours, work shifts and employment of women.
{ the relaxation has been described implying other provisions of the act shall apply}
(c) Applicability of all relaxations under the Industrial Disputes Act
and Contract Labour Act to all IT and ITES units in the State on
par with Special Economic Zones.
(h) Suitably amending various labour laws for facilitating submission
of reports/returns in electronic formats.
(i) Permission to IT and ITES units for self-certification of reports
and returns.
4.5 Fiscal Incentives:
{Lots of incentives have been provided so the companies should also keep the trust posed in them by adhering to the applicable laws and rules}
8. Developing a pool of globally employable manpower:
8.2. Private Training Institutions, and IT and ITES companies shall be
offered infrastructural facilities in schools of the Municipal
Corporations, Municipal Councils and Zilla Parishads on a lease
basis, during non-working hours of schools, for conducting
training in IT, ITES related skills as well as English language
skills. { Has the company conducted any training for employees}
9. Industry friendly and Supporting environment:
9.3 Reports/Returns in electronic formats will be accepted as per
provisions of IT Act 2000. To enable IT and ITES units to
submit reports and returns in electronic formats, necessary
amendments in the following Labour laws shall be made.
Employees State Insurance Act
Factories Act
Payment of Wages Act
Minimum Wages Act
Contract Labour Act
Shops and Establishments Act
Workmen's Compensation Act
{ This implies company has to adhere to the provisions of these enactments}
9.5 ITES shall be declared as Public Utility Services under the
Industrial Disputes Act and as Essential Services (for more than
six months) under the provisions of Maharashtra Essential
Services Maintenance Act 1999 by necessary amendments in
these laws.
Check if your company falls in the list as in annexure of IT policy?
You may also go thru
https://www.mah.stpi.in/
For list of holidays click on link:
STPI Holiday List
You may also look into link:
Task-IT BPO Companies
for software technology parks of India rules in Maharashtra.
Identify your compnay is IT or ITES, IT hardware, or MSME as per Maharashtra IT policy and relate with rules as applicable.
9.5 ITES shall be declared as Public Utility Services under the
Industrial Disputes Act and as Essential Services (for more than
six months) under the provisions of Maharashtra Essential
Services Maintenance Act 1999 by necessary amendments in
these laws.
Discuss the matter in detail and show all documents to your labor consultant. Thus you shall be clear on the recourse available to you.
