Haryana Government has formulated “Third Party Certification/Audit Scheme” for the factories, shops and commercial establishments in the State. The scheme aims at liberalizing the enforcement of labour laws in pursuance of implementation of the ‘Business Reform Action Plan 2016 - Ease of Doing Business”, said an official spokesman.
He said the scheme is divided into two parts. Its part-A refers to issues under Factories Act, 1948 and Rules framed thereunder, part– B deals with the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Payment of Wages Act, 1936, Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970, Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, Punjab Shops & Commercial Establishments Act, 1958, Equal Remuneration Act 1976, Motor Transport Workers’ Act, 1961, Punjab Industrial Establishments (National & Festival Holidays & Casual and Sick Leave) Act, 1965.