Overview
- Establishments with fewer than 20 workers no longer need a registration certificate and must only submit an intimation of business.
- The maximum continuous work period increases to six hours before a required rest break.
- The state retains a 48-hour weekly cap on work and will require appointment letters for all workers at the time of hiring.
- Congress MLA Aditya Surjewala’s amendment to keep the nine-hour day was rejected by voice vote after he warned of risks to worker welfare.
- Labour Minister Anil Vij said overtime remains voluntary and will be formally recorded and compensated, arguing the changes support employment and operational flexibility.