Notifications
Karnataka
Updated: 7th August, 2023
Amendment to Factories Act in its application to Karnataka
• As per section 54 - The State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, extend the daily maximum hours of work up to twelve hours, inclusive of intervals for rest on any day, subject to a maximum of forty eight hours in any week in respect of any group or class, or description of factories on such conditions as it may deem expedient, subject to the written consent of such worker for such work, and the remaining days of the said week for the worker shall be paid holidays.
• As per section 55- The state Government may, by notification, extend the total number of hours of work of a worker without an interval to six hours in respect of any group or class, or description of factories on such conditions as it may deem expedient due to the provision of flexibility in working hours as specified in sub-section (2) of section 54.
• As per section 56- The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, increase the spread over up to 12 hours inclusive of his intervals for rest, in respect of any group or class, or description of factories on such conditions as it may deem expedient, due to the provision of flexibility in working hours as specified in sub-section (2) of section 54.
• As per section 59- Where a worker works in any factory-
i. for more than nine hours any day or for more than forty eight hours in any week, working for six days in any week;
ii. for more than ten hours any day or for more than forty eight hours in any week, working for five days in any week;
iii. for more than eleven and a half hours in any day working for four days in any week, or working on paid holidays – they shall in respect of overtime work, be entitled to wages at the rate of twice their ordinary rate of wages.
• As per section 65- The overtime limit per quarter stands extended from seventy-five hours to one hundred and forty-four hours
• A worker shall be required to work overtime subject to the written consent of such worker for such work.
• As per section 66- A woman may be required or allowed to work in any factory between 7 PM to 6 AM, subject to certain conditions which are listed in this notification. While reading the above, it should be noted that Amendment to Sections 54, 55, and 56 may be implemented only after the Government of Karnataka frames rules. The other provisions would come into force with effect from 7th August, 2023, i.e. the date on which this notification has been published in Karnataka Gazette.
Karnataka
Updated: 14th July, 2023
The Labour Department invites factories and corporates that are contributing CSR funds to attend a meeting soliciting their assistance in providing tricycles for specially-abled
Karnataka
Updated: 6th May, 2023
Extension of due date for filing returns and paying tax under Karnataka Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1976
Karnataka
Updated: 26th April, 2023
Labour Department circular on election holiday
Karnataka
Updated: 26th April, 2023
General Election holiday
Karnataka
Updated: 31st March, 2023
Election Holiday
Karnataka
Updated: 14
Tax on Profession, Trades, Callings and Employments (Amendment) Act, 2023
1. Penalty for escaped tax on wilful non-disclosure of information, or attempt to evade the tax by the employer, has been revised to “equal to one hundred percent”, instead of “one and half times” of the escaped tax.
2. Simple Interest on defaulted professional tax by the employer under Section 11 (2) has been revised to “one and half percent” from “one and a quarter percent” per month.
3. Penalty for non- payment of Tax within required time as specified in the notice of demand has been revised to “equal to ten percent” instead of “not exceeding fifty percent”. This penalty will be in addition to interest payable as mentioned in point no.2 above.
4. Minimum salary per month for deducting professional tax has been increased from Rs.15,000 to Rs.25,000, per month. Professional Tax will be Rs.200 per month, if salary or wage for a month is Rs.25,000 or above.
5. Fees for registration or annual fee under Karnataka Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 will be Rs.2500/- per annum.
Karnataka
Updated: 7
Regional PF office Bangalore Central insists to submit joint declaration for voluntary contributions
Para 26(6) “Notwithstanding anything contained in this paragraph [an officer not below the rank of an Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner] may, on the joint request in writing, of any employee of a factory or other establishment to which this Scheme applies and his employer, enrol such employee as a member or allow him to contribute more than rupees [fifteen thousand rupees] of his pay per month if he is already a member of the Fund and thereupon such employee shall be entitled to the benefits and shall be subject to the conditions of the Fund, provided that the employer gives an undertaking in writing that he shall pay the administrative charges payable and shall comply with all statutory provisions in respect of such employee.” Para 29(2) “The contribution payable by the employee under the Scheme, shall be equal to the contribution payable by the employer in respect of such employee: Provided that in respect of any employee to whom the Scheme applies, the contribution payable by him may, if he so desires, be an amount exceeding [ten per cent] or [twelve per cent], as the case may be, of his basic wages, dearness allowance and retaining allowance (if any) subject to the condition that the employer shall not be under an obligation to pay any contribution over and above his contribution payable under the Act”.
Based on the above provisions, Regional PF office Bangalore Central had categorised three types of VPF as below:
• PF contribution beyond the wage ceiling limit of Rs. 15000/- by the Employer or by the Employee or by both.
• PF contribution on higher rate than the statutory limit of 12% as the case may be by the Employer or by the Employee or by both.
• VPF due to combined reason as above. Regional PF office Bangalore Central, has again, vide email dated 7th March, 2023, instructed all the employers registered under Bengaluru Central Office to submit the joint declaration as explained above specifically under para 26(6), it is for enrolling such new employees whose EPF wages exceeds Rs. 15000/- per month. This joint declaration under para 26(6) is particularly being asked for employees who have joined on or after November 2022.
The said joint declaration formats circulated by Regional Office Bangalore Central are enclosed herewith.
Karnataka
Updated: 10
Minimum wages revision
Karnataka
Updated: 16
Karnataka extends the last date for payment of LWF contributions
Karnataka
Updated: 4th April, 2022
Draft on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions
Karnataka
Updated: 4th April, 2022
Draft on Code on Social Security
Karnataka
Updated: 30thNovember, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Karnataka
Updated: 8th November, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Karnataka
Updated: September, 2021
Bifurcation of EPFO, regional office
Regional Office, Bengaluru (Central) | Regional Office, Bengaluru (Malleswaram) |
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Officer in charge : Shri P. Senthil Kumar, RPFC-I
Mail ID : ro.bangalore1@epfindia.gov.in Facebook : EPFO RO Bengaluru Central Twitter : @epfoBNGcentral WhatsApp No. : 063642 64449 |
Officer in charge : Smt T Indira, RPFC-I
Mail ID : ro.bangalore2@epfindia.gov.in Facebook : Epfo RO Malleshwaram Twitter : @epfobengaluru1 WhatsApp No. : 8022230188 |
Bangalore
Updated: 26th August, 2021
Mandatory Vaccination for All Employees at Workplace
Karnataka
Updated: 13th August, 2021
Educational Assistance to the Registered Construction Workers
2. The scholarship may be disbursed through Direct Benefit Transfer mode on State Scholarship Portal (SSP) designed by the centre for e-governance, Government of Karnataka.
3. The actual processing fee for successful applications will be reimbursed in case of application is for the course pertaining to IIT/IIM/IIM/NIT/IISER/AIIMS/NLU and listed courses of Government of India (Sl. No 16).
4. Apart from the above assistance students, can even be eligible for the scholarships applicable to their respective courses.
5. Only construction workers whose membership is valid at the time of submitting the application and whose children have enrolled for the above courses are eligible for scholarship.
6. Students appearing for the various examinations through the National Institute of Open Schooling shall be reimbursed the actual examination fee of the specific course.
Karnataka
Updated: 20 th July, 2021
Shops and Commercial Establishments Act
Karnataka
Updated: 20 th July, 2021
Educational Assistance for the Year 2021-2022
Karnataka
Updated: 31st May, 2021
Deadline extended for filing professional tax
Karnataka
Updated: 3 rdMay, 2021
The Industrial Relations (Karnataka) Rules, 2021
The hardcopies can be mailed to the following address within thirty days from the date of the publication of this gazette notification.
The Additional Chief Secretary,
Department of Labour,
Room No 414, Fourth Floor, Vikasa Soudha,
Bengaluru - 560 001
Karnataka
Updated: 28 thApril, 2021
Request Letter
Karnataka
Updated: 26 thApril, 2021
Professional Tax
Particulars | Actual Due Date | Extended Due Date |
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April 2021 PT return | 20th May, 2021 | 20th June, 2021 |
Yearly return & Payment | 30th April, 2021 | 30th May, 2021 |
Karnataka
Updated: 2ndMarch, 2021
Wages Rules
The revised forms and detailed notification are attached.
Karnataka
Updated: 11thFebruary, 2021
Minimum Wages
Karnataka
Updated: 19thFebruary, 2021
Shops and Commercial Establishments Act
Karnataka
Updated: 15thJanuary, 2021
LWF
Karnataka
Updated: 18thJanuary, 2021
COVID-19 quarantine with paid leave
Karnataka
Updated: 22ndDecember, 2020
Extension of due date for Labour Welfare Fund remittance
Karnataka
Updated:2nd January, 2021
Hours of operation & night shift conditions
Karnataka
Updated: 17th December, 2020
Labour Welfare Fund Act
Karnataka
Updated: 11th December, 2020
Gram Panchayat Election
Karnataka
Updated: 9th December, 2020
Un-utilized Leaves
Karnataka
Updated: 25th September, 2020
Compulsory Registration of Factories under KPME Act
Karnataka
Updated: 21st November, 2020
Holiday list for the year 2021
Karnataka
Updated: 6th November, 2020
Quarantine Leave for employees infected with COVID-19
Please see the guidelines below:
1. Absence of an employee on account of quarantine due to COVID-19, should not to treated as unauthorised absence.
2. Employees may avail existing leave balance during the quarantine period or during any treatment for COVID-19.
3. The employer may grant leave to employees who are infected with COVID-19 if they are not covered under ESIC, and enable them to quarantine.
4. Employers may facilitate leave transfer / swap for enabling employees to utilize the leave balance of his/her colleagues to undergo quarantine. This can be facilitated through leave banking facility within the organisation.
5. Employers may grant an advance leave credit to employees who do not have any available leave balance, thereby enabling them to quarantine.
6. In the event that Employers are unable to grant any leave due to lack of leave balance, they are encouraged to consult with their employees to arrive at an amicable solution and evaluate the possibility of granting special leaves, enabling the employees to quarantine.
Karnataka
Updated: 19th October, 2020
Women Employment During Night
Karnataka
Updated: 09th October, 2020
Vidhana Sabha Election
Karnataka
Updated: 12th October, 2020
Ease of Doing Business
procuring Certificates/registrations/Licenses for establishments is hereby simplified. An auto renewal system will generate the said Certificates/registrations/Licenses through the E-Governance Portal of the Labour Department of Karnataka. The same shall be made
available upon the payment of the prescribed Statutory Fees. Auto Generation of Licenses and Permits have been mandated under the following:
1. Registrations under the Karnataka Shops and Establishment Act, 1961
2. Licenses under the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979
3. License under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
4. License under the Factories Act, 1948 Under this provision, the applicant/ business need not file any separate application.
The applicant can download the digitally signed approval certificate through department's portal.
Karnataka
Updated: 29th September, 2020
Stay order issued on deferred payment of wages
establishments now have to pay the revised minimum and cannot defer the payment of minimum wages till further order from the Court.