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Kerala

Updated: 18th July, 2023

Minimum Wages Revision

The Government of Kerala, vide notification No. DES/1036/2023-P3(1), dated 18th July 2023, has revised the minimum wages for Shops and Establishments effective 1st May, 2023.

Kerala

Updated: 18th June, 2023

Minimum Wages Revision

The Government of Kerala, vide notification No. DES/1036/2023-P3(1), dated 18th June, 2023, has revised the minimum wages for Shops and Establishments, effective from 1st April, 2023.

Kerala

Updated: 23rd May, 2023

Minimum Wages Revision

The Government of Kerala, vide notification No. DES/1036/2023-P3(1), dated 23rd May, 2023, has revised the minimum wages for Shops and Establishments, effective from 1st March, 2023.

Kerala

Updated: 21st March, 2023

Minimum wages revision

The government of Kerala, vide notification No. DES/1036/2023-P3(1), dated, 21st March, 2023, has revised the minimum wages for Shops and Commercial Establishments effective from 1st January, 2023.

Kerala

Updated: 13th February, 2023

Minimum Wages Revision

The Government of Kerala, vide notification No. DES/859/2021-P3(1), dated, 13th February, 2023, has revised the minimum wages for Shops and Establishments, effective from 1st December, 2022.

Kerala

Updated: 21st January, 2023

Minimum Wages revision

The Government of Kerala, vide notification No- DES/859/2021-P3(1), dated 21st January, 2023, has revised the minimum wages for Shops and Establishments, effective from 1st November, 2022.

Kerala

Updated: 22nd December, 2022

Minimum Wages revision

The Government of Kerala, vide notification No- DES/859/2022-P3(1), dated 22nd December, 2022, has revised the minimum wages for Shops and Establishments, effective from 1st October, 2022.

Kerala

Updated: 20th October, 2022

Minimum wages revision

The Government of Kerala, vide notification No. DES/859/2022-P3(1), dated 20th October, 2022, has revised the minimum wages for all the Scheduled Employments with effect from 1st August, 2022. Refer to the document for further details.

Kerala

Updated: 26th October, 2022

Holiday List for 2023

The Government of Kerala, vide notification No. G.O. (P) No.23/2022/GAD, dated 26th October, 2022, has published the Holiday List for 2023 under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
Refer to the notification for further details.

Kerala

Updated: 4th April, 2022

Minimum Wages revision

The Government of Kerala, vide notification No. DES/859/2022-P3(1), dated 4th April, 2022, has revised the Minimum Wages for all the scheduled employment effective from 1st February, 2022.

Kerala

Updated: 15th December, 2021

Draft Rules on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2021

The Government of Kerala, vide notification No. LBRD-D2/395/2020-LBR, dated 15th December, 2021, has published the draft rule on Kerala Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2021. The said draft will be taken into consideration after the expiry of 45 days from the date of its publication. Any objections and suggestions to the said draft may be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Labour and Skills (D) Department, Government Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 001.

Kerala

Updated: 14th December, 2021

Draft Rules on Code on Wages

The Government of Kerala, vide notification No. LBRD-E1/1/2021-LBRD, dated 14th December, 2021, has published the draft notification on Kerala Code on Wages Rules, 2021. This draft will be taken in to consideration after the expiry of 45 days from the date of its publication. Any objections and suggestions to the said draft maybe addressed to the Secretary to Government, Labour and Skills (E) Department, Government Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 001.

Kerala

Updated: 29th November, 2021

Revised Minimum Wages

The Government of Kerala, vide notification No. DES/859/2021-P3(1), dated 29th November, 2021, has revised minimum wages for all the scheduled employment with effect from 1st October, 2021.

Kerala

Updated: 12th November, 2021

Revised Minimum Wages

The Government of Kerala, vide notification No. DES/859/2021-P3(1),dated 12th November, 2021, has revised the Minimum Wages for all the Scheduled Employment with effect from 1st September, 2021.

Kerala

Updated: 21st October, 2021

Public Holiday List - 2022

The Government of Kerala, vide notification No. G.O.(P) No. 29/2021/GAD, dated 21st October 2021, has declared the public holidays for the year 2022 applicable to the Public Offices under the Government of Kerala. Refer to attached notification.

Kerala

Updated: 18th October, 2021

Revised Minimum Wages

Kerala Government, vide notification No. DES/859/2021-P3(1), dated 18th October 2021, has revised the minimum wages for all the Scheduled Employment with effect from 1st August 2021.

Kerala

Updated: 15thSeptember, 2021

Latest Minimum Wages

Kerala Government, vide its notification number No. DES/859/2021-P3(1), dated 15th September 2021, has revised the Minimum Wages for all the districts for Shops and Establishments with effect from 1st July 2021. Refer to the attached Notification for further details on latest Minimum wages.

Kerala

Updated: 11th August, 2021

Minimum Wages for Shops & Establishment

Kerala Government by its Notification No.DES/859/2021-P3(1), Dated 11th August 2021 has revised the Minimum Wages for Shops and Establishment effective for May and June 2021. The details of Minimum Wages are attached herewith for your reference.

Kerala

Updated: 25 th June, 2021

Minimum Wages

Government of Kerala vide notification No.DES/859/2021-P3(1) dated 25th June 2021 has issued the revised minimum wage for the shops and establishments registered in the State of Kerala effective from 1st April 2021.

Kerala

Updated: 19th May, 2021

Renewal of Trade License

The Government of Kerala, vide notification no. 1016/2021/L.G.D, dated 19th May, 2021, has extended the last date for renewal of validity period of trade license for commercial and industrial establishments for the year 2021-22 from 28th February, 2021 to 31st August, 2021. This is subject to the approval through an order by Panchayat/municipalities. This was done due to the pandemic situation of COVID 19. N.B: In Kerala, an application needs to be filed 30 days prior to the last date of validity to avoid penalties/fines.

Kerala

Updated: 13th May, 2021

Minimum Wages

The Government of Kerala, vide notification, dated 13th May, 2021, has issued the revised minimum wages effective from 1st March, 2021, for shops and establishments located in Kerala.

Kerala

Updated: 30thMarch, 2021

Paid holiday

The Government of Kerala, vide order No. EN(2) 5224/2021, dated 30th March, 2021, has announced the schedule for the General Elections to Kerala Legislative Assembly 2021. Therefore, the Government has mandated employers of all businesses, trades, industrial undertakings, or any other establishments to grant a paid holiday to all their employees and workers to enforce their voting right.

Kerala

Updated: 24thMarch, 2021

Minimum Wages

The Government of Kerala, vide notification dated 24th March, 2021, has revised the Minimum Wages with effect from 1st February, 2021.

Kerala

Updated: 6thMarch, 2021

Minimum Wages

The Government of Kerala, vide notification dated 6th March, 2021, has revised the Minimum Wages w.e.f 1st January, 2021. The attached notification gives the detailed minimum wage breakup.

Kerala

Updated: 13thFebruary, 2021

Minimum Wages

The Government of Kerala, vide notification dated 13th February, 2021, has revised the Minimum Wages w.e.f 1st December, 2020. The relevant notifications and detailed minimum wage breakup are enclosed.

Kerala

Updated: 9thDecember, 2020

Inter-State Migrant Workmen Rules

The Government of Kerala vide notification no. G.O.(P) No.92/2020/LBR, dated 9th December, 2020, has introduced the Labour Commissionerate Automation System for the registration of license and payment under the Kerala Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1983.

Kerala

Updated: 9thDecember, 2020

Contract Labour Amendment Rules

The Government of Kerala vide notification no, G.O.(P) No.93/2020/LBR, dated 9th December, 2020, has introduced the Labour Commissionerate Automation System for the registration of license and payment under the Kerala Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Amendment Rules, 2020.

Kerala

Updated: 16thJanuary, 2021

Minimum Wages

The Government of Kerala vide notification no. No.DES/953/2021-P3(1) dated 16th January, 2021 has revised the Minimum Wages w.e.f 1st November, 2020.

Kerala

Updated: 21st December, 2020

Revised minimum wage

The Government of Kerala vide notification dated 21st December 2020 has revised the Minimum Wages w.e.f 1st October 2020.

Kerala

Updated: 01st December, 2020

Holiday

The Government of Kerala vide G.O.(MS) No.230/2020/GAD, dated 1.12.2020, has declared paid holiday to all institutions governed under Negotiable Instrument Act and other Govt./quasi Govt establishments, factories, industrial centres, plantations & private institutions under Shops & Commercial Establishments, on occasion of general election to local self-Government Institutions in Kerala. The election was on 8th December 2020 for Thiruvanathapuram and other zones as mentioned; on 10th Dec. 2020 for Kottayam and other areas as mentioned; and on 14th Dec. 2020 in Malappuram and other areas as mentioned in the notification.

Kerala

Updated:9th November, 2020

"Labour Commissionerate Automation System" and auto-renewal of S&E Registration Certificate

The Government of Kerala, vide notification number No. 15354/Leg.C2/2020/Law. dated 9th November, 2020 has introduced "Labour Commissionerate Automation System” to cater end to end solutions to the employers, employees and Labour Administrators. Application for the renewal of Shop and Commercial Establishment's registration certificate shall be made at least thirty days advance before the expiry of the period. On making the payment of renewal fee, the registration certificate shall be automatically renewed.

Kerala

Updated: 22nd October, 2020

Holiday list for the year 2021

The Government of Kerala, vide notification no G. O. (P) No. 15/2020/GAD dated 22nd October 2020 has issued the holiday list for the year 2021.

Kerala

Updated: 4th November, 2020

Minimum Wages

The Government of Kerala vide notification Dated 04-Nov-2020 has revised the Minimum Wages w.e.f 1st September 2020.

Kerala

Updated: 16th October, 2020

Minimum Wages

The Government of Kerala, vide notification dated 16th october 2020, has revised the Minimum Wages with effect from 1st August 2020.