one person claiming to be from labour department has visited our place at Mumbai and informed that as per mathadi act of maharashtra we cannot use our peons and contract staff for loading/unloading/delivery activity directly even our delivery boys cannot be paid directly.
He informed that we have to pay to the union by cheque Rs 12000/- approx +38% for other benefits like pf/esic etc per person and they will pay directly to them. Also he pointed that we cannot employ directly we have to employ through them. After inquiring we came to know that basically he is not from govt.dept but from labour union wherein he wants to employ his person.
Please suggest whether it is compulsory to get registered with this union peoples even if we don't require as we are having our own peoples for loading/unloading work.
Require kind advice on the same.
Thanking you in advance.