The Government of Meghalaya on February 09, 2023, exempted all establishments from the provisions of Section-6 of the f Meghalaya Shops and Establishment Act, 2003, and permits all the establishments registered under the Act in the State of Meghalaya to keep open on all 365 days of the year, for a further period of 1 year, unless it is revoked, subject to the following conditions as mentioned below
•This exemption shall remain in operation for the period of one year from the date of Notification published in the Government Gazette.
•Every employee working in the establishment shall be given one day holiday in a week without making any deductions from his/her wages on account thereof and a list of the timetable of such holidays for a month shall be placed on the notice board in advance.
•Every employee shall be given a rest period of one hour after 5 hours of continuous work.
•No employee shall be required to work for more than 9 hours in a day or 48 hours in a week.
•If the establishment remains open after 10:00 P.M. on any day, adequate safety and security arrangements shall be ensured for employees and visitors.
•As establishments are being given permission to be opened for all days new staff shall be appointed for the extended time.
•Female employees shall be provided separate lockers, security, and rest rooms at the workplace.
•Every employer employing women employees shall constitute an Internal Complaint Committee against sexual harassment of women under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, and the said Committee shall be operative.
•Female employees will be allowed to work after 7:00 P.M. Their written consent in this regard shall be taken as adequate safety and security arrangements for female employees shall be made during working hours and it shall be ensured that they safely reach home after their work is over.
•The Prevention of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, as amended from time to time, shall be implemented in the establishments.
•The employees shall be provided with all the facilities mentioned in the relevant labor laws.
•Consent letters shall be taken from the employees and they should be kept as records in the establishments.
•The spread over of an employee shall not exceed 11 hours in a day.
•Employee shall be given national and festival holidays with wages.
•The wages including overtime wages of the employees shall be credited to their savings bank account. xvi. In addition to these terms and conditions, all the provisions of the Act and other relevant Laws shall be applicable to the establishment.
•In case of violation of any of the above terms and conditions or any other provision of the Act the exemption shall be canceled after giving a due opportunity of being heard by the Competent Authority.
This Notification is in supersession of Notification No.LBG.132/82/Pt/Vol.I/73, dated February 28, 2022.
This will come into immediate effect until further orders.
[Notification No.LBG.132/82/Pt/Vol.I/82]
